BALTIMORE -- Kyle Gibson does not enjoy walking batters or giving up homers. That’s why he was a happy man after he helped the Twins pull out a 4-3 victory over the Orioles on Sunday afternoon at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Gibson threw six solid innings as the Twins completed a sweep of the three-game series in Baltimore. The right-hander allowed two runs on five hits and struck out six without giving up a walk or a home run. His last April win came on April 15, 2015. Gibson’s 18 consecutive winless April starts fell one shy of the Major League record set by Matt Cain in ‘12-17.

That’s why he wore a big smile when standing in front of his locker in the Minnesota clubhouse after the game.

“Really, the one time that I get pretty frustrated is when I walk a lot of guys or I give up homers,” Gibson said. “I feel like if I’m executing pitches, I’m going to keep the ball in the park.”

He did just that in this game. This was his first quality start of the season as, over his first three starts, Gibson walked a total of eight batters in 14 2/3 innings and also gave up three long balls. Those factors contributed to the 7.36 ERA he carried into this contest.

But Gibson kept the Orioles quiet, giving up just a two-run single to Dwight Smith Jr in the third.

Gibson finished strong, retiring the final eight batters he faced -- some of those outs coming during his third time through the Orioles’ lineup.

“You get that third time through, and you get guys who have seen, more than likely, all your pitches,” Gibson said, “then it becomes more important to execute the right pitch at the right time.”

Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said that Gibson, who threw 89 pitches (55 for strikes) might have been able to go deeper into the game, but ultimately, Baldelli was very happy with his effort.

“I would consider this a strong game from [Gibson],” Baldelli said. “He did a really nice job. Overall, I think it was a really solid, good effort. He pitched well.”

The Twins sealed this victory without a homer, which was a bit different from Saturday. Minnesota crushed 11 long balls in Saturday’s doubleheader sweep of the Orioles, just one short of the team record for most homers in one day.

This time, the Twins used two RBIs from Willians Astudillo -- a first-inning double and a sacrifice fly in the fourth -- plus RBI singles from C.J. Cron and Jake Cave to provide enough offense as Minnesota took an early 3-0 lead and was up 4-2 in the ninth.

Taylor Rogers came in to close it as Baldelli wanted to get by without using Blake Parker, who has been battling an illness but getting stronger. Rogers ran into trouble thanks to a hit batter, an infield error and a Jonathan Villar RBI double that cut the lead to 4-3.

On that play, left fielder Eddie Rosario raced over and cut the ball off before it reached the corner, and the Orioles stopped pinch-runner Richie Martin at third. Trey Mancini was intentionally walked before Rogers went 3-0 on pinch-hitter Pedro Severino with the bases loaded.

Then, on a 3-1 pitch, Severino hit a fly ball that Cave momentarily lost in the sun in right but found it and made the game-ending catch.