Kevin Gausman had never gotten an out in the ninth inning of a major league game, much less finished the ninth. He badly wanted to do that.
Only a bloop base hit with two outs in the ninth stood in the way of the right-hander, whose re-emergence over the past several weeks has been one of the most pleasing developments for the Orioles, earning a rare complete game.
Gausman threw 118 pitches and limited the Texas Rangers to seven singles in the Orioles' 4-0 win before 44,638 at Globe Life Park on July 29.
