Hoffman (4-3) earned the win Thursday against the Orioles after tossing a scoreless seventh inning, allowing one hit and striking out two.
Hoffman allowed a two-out single to Jackson Holliday, who later reached second on a stolen base, but he ended the threat by striking out Blaze Alexander. Hoffman has two wins, two saves and a hold over his last five appearances, not allowing a single run and posting a 9:0 K:BB across five innings over that stretch. Hoffman is on a run of six consecutive scoreless outings and owns a 2.84 ERA across 12.2 innings (13 appearances) since the beginning of the month. That's a step in the right direction compared to the 6.39 ERA he posted between March and April.