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Gausman outduels 20-game winner Porcello
- Updated: September 15, 2016
BOSTON — The Orioles probably could have flown home on their own high spirits after Kevin Gausman tossed eight shutout innings during a 1-0 victory over the Red Sox on Wednesday night at Fenway Park.
The win moved Baltimore just one game behind Boston in the American League East and also gave the Orioles a one-game lead over the Blue Jays for the top AL Wild Card.
Gausman tossed a career-high 120 pitches against the red-hot Red Sox, who were limited to just four hits and one walk with six strikeouts. The righty took a no-hitter into the fourth inning, surrendering his first hit of the night to Mookie Betts with two outs. Gausman handed the ball to Zach Britton in the ninth, who recorded his AL-leading 43rd save.
“It’s a lot of fun. Obviously the rubber match in this ballpark, the atmosphere tonight was just incredible so you try to feed off of that,” said Gausman, who averaged 95.2 mph on his four-seam fastball …
