Matt Wieters and Kevin Gausman on the win, Nick Markakis on his ovation

When Orioles catcher Matt Wieters singled in the seventh inning tonight, he snapped an 0-for-14 stretch. Two innings later, he singled again. Two innings later, he ended the game.

Wieters hit his fourth career walk-off homer as the Orioles beat Atlanta 2-1 in 11 innings. His last walk-off homer was May 1, 2014 in Game 2 of a doubleheader with Pittsburgh.

"It's a great feeling," Wieters said. "To put a good swing on the ball at a time that you need it. You'll never get tired of hitting them. Right now, being where we are, we just need to keep piling up wins. Any win is pretty nice right now.

"(Kevin) Gausman threw the ball great, and the bullpen came in and did a great job. That was an uncharacteristic homer off Zach (Britton), but that guy just put a good swing on the ball. A tough game with a lot of humidity and I'm glad it ended when it did.

"We need to win these close games and we need to win games late. Key for us is we have to carry this momentum into tomorrow. It is just as important of a game as today was for us," he said.

Tonight's game began with a standing ovation for former Oriole Nick Markakis.

"The first at-bat was really cool to see that ovation. I knew Oriole fans were going to give him a great ovation and he appreciated that," Wieters said.

Wieters missed Sunday's game at Tampa Bay with back tightness, but he was able to return tonight and provided the Orioles their third walk-off homer of the year. Jonathan Schoop and David Lough hit the first two.

"I think we were going to play first yesterday and the back was a little tight. I thought playing first yesterday might keep me from being able to catch today. We could have pushed through and played, but wanted to be behind the plate today. Was pretty confident I was going to be ready to go today," Wieters said.

Kevin Gausman didn't get a win, but he didn't give up a run tonight over a career-high 7 2/3 innings when he allowed six hits and lowered his ERA to 4.20.

"I felt I pitched inside well," he said. "Couple of hits at the end of the game. Wish I would have gotten through that eighth. I felt good physically the whole game and it was pretty muggy out there. I would reach to try to dry my hands and I couldn't.

"You get through the fifth scoreless and your confidence starts to go up. You get a rhythm going. Me and Wheaty were on the same page the whole game."

Gausman was matching zeroes with Atlanta's Alex Wood, a former Georgia pitcher he faced when he was with LSU in college.

"It's fun. You kind of want to feed off each other. You almost want to show up the other guy and you are waiting for someone to crack. That is the way it is right now. Everybody is hunting for wins right now and that is the biggest thing, we got a win tonight," he said.

Gausman stepped off the mound before throwing the game's first pitch to give Markakis time to soak in his ovation.

"What he did for this team and the city, I think it's funny he is still playing right field here. Just weird seeing him in a different uniform. We all love and respect him and he's just one of those guys that did everything the right way."

Here is what Markakis said about his standing ovation tonight:

"These fans have been great to me my whole career. Tonight just shows what type of fans they are. Was pretty cool. These people here are great and it's something I'll never forget. Wanted to acknowledge them to show my appreciation."