BALTIMORE (Interstat) — Dean Kremer pitched 6 1/3 innings of one-hit ball, and the Baltimore Orioles blanked the Tampa Bay Rays 6-0 on Tuesday night in the opener of their final home series.

Kremer (11-10) struck out four and walked none, continuing his career dominance of the Rays. Colton Cowser provided the exclamation point with a two-run homer in the sixth inning off reliever Ian Seymour. Gunnar Henderson drove in two runs for the Orioles, who scored twice in the first inning.

The Rays managed just two hits total in the game played before 15,267 fans at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Ryan Pepiot (11-12) took the loss for Tampa Bay. Both teams have been eliminated from postseason contention.