Aug. 31, 2024 23:01 PM EST

Orioles Pitcher Dean Kremer Departs After He Gets Hit On His Right Forearm By A Line Drive

A trainer, left, tends to the arm of Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Dean Kremer after he was hit by a ground ball off the bat of Colorado Rockies' Jordan Beck as Orioles manager Brandon Hyde, center, looks on in the fourth inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) David Zalubowski, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A trainer, left, tends to the arm of Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Dean Kremer after he was hit by a ground ball off the bat of Colorado Rockies' Jordan Beck as Orioles manager Brandon Hyde, center, looks on in the fourth inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
A trainer checks Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Dean Kremer after he was hit by a ground ball off the bat of Colorado Rockies' Jordan Beck in the fourth inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Dean Kremer, right, has his arm checked by a trainer after being hit by a ground ball off the bat of Colorado Rockies' Jordan Beck in the fourth inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
A trainer, left, checks the arm of Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Dean Kremer, right, after Kremer was hit by a ground ball off the bat of Colorado Rockies' Jordan Beck in the fourth inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in Denver. Orioles manager Brandon Hyde, center, looks on. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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DENVER (AP) — Baltimore Orioles pitcher Dean Kremer left Saturday night's game at Colorado after he was hit by a line drive in the fourth inning.

Kremer was struck on his right forearm, just below his wrist, when Jordan Beck hit a liner back up the middle on a four-seam fastball. The ball went to shortstop Gunnar Henderson, who threw to second for a forceout.

Kremer was examined by team trainers before he was replaced by Keegan Akin. The 28-year-old right-hander was diagnosed with a right forearm contusion. X-rays were negative.

Kremer was charged with four runs and six hits in 3 1/3 innings in his shortest start of the season.

The Orioles also lost Ramón Urías in the seventh inning. The third baseman fell to the ground after manning the bag on a feet-first steal by Ezequiel Tovar.

Though there was no apparent contact with Tovar, Urías was looked at by a team trainer and walked gingerly back to the dugout. He was replaced by Emmanuel Rivera.

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