The Orioles' right-hander entered the game with an 0-5 mark and was not trending in the right direction. He carried an ERA of 5.75 in four June starts into the game, with opposing hitters batting .356 against him.
Looks can be deceiving, though. Gausman's fastball hovered around 98 mph for most of his 7 2/3 innings, as he held the Rays to no runs on four hits en route to his first win of the season.
J.J. Hardy and Adam Jones had RBI singles in the second against Rays starter Matt Andriese. Francisco Pena added an RBI single off Tyler Sturdevant in the sixth and Pedro Alvarez had a two-run single off Enny Romero in the seventh to push the Orioles' lead to 5-0.
Andriese, who had been shifted to the bullpen prior to making Saturday's start, allowed two runs on five hits and two walks over 4 2/3 innings, while striking out five, en route to his first loss of the season.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Lucky No. 13: It took 13 starts, but Gausman finally notched his first victory of 2016 behind 7 2/3 scoreless innings. Coming into the game, the O's averaged only 2.91 runs scored per game he's pitched in, but Gausman didn't need much support on Saturday. The righty allowed just four hits and retired 12 straight at one point during the outing. When he exited with two outs in the eighth, the announced 18,229 in attendance rose to their feet to give him a standing ovation. Gausman got some help from his defense, with Hardy, third baseman Manny Machado and second baseman Jonathan Schoop all robbing Rays of base hits during the game.
Machado's cannon from third
TB@BAL: Machado shows off his arm strength
Manny Machado fields a ground ball down the line and makes a strong throw from the edge of the grass to get Evan Longoria for the out
Bad hop 6-4-3 DP: The Orioles scored twice in the second, but Andriese did a nice job of limiting the damage -- and the right-hander was aided by Tim Beckham. With two on and no out, Andriese did his part by getting Francisco Pena to his a ground ball to shortstop. Just when the ball reached Beckham, it took a crazy hop. Beckham quickly adjusted, grabbing the ball and throwing to second baseman Logan Forsythe to start a 6-4-3 double play.
Beckham's reflexes help turn DP
TB@BAL: Beckham adjusts and turns the double play
Tim Beckham reacts to a bad hop and starts the 6-4-3 double play for the Rays
Bill Chastain has covered the Rays for MLB.com since 2005.
Ryan Baillargeon is a reporter for MLB.com based in Baltimore.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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