Kyle Bradish turned in a quality start this evening for the Baltimore Orioles against Toronto at Camden Yards. It’s tough to pitch as well as Bradish did tonight, and to do it consistently. What makes it even worse is that the O’s lost the game, this despite Bradish’s best efforts. Bradish’s line: 7.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 1 K.
This wasn’t a game that was dictated by offense on either side. This unlike last night’s game, where the floodgates seemed to be open from the beginning. And that’s how things are going to go sometimes from game-to-game. Unfortunately however, the O’s didn’t get their first hit until the seventh inning.
And by that point, Toronto already had the lead. Springer’s solo homer in the sixth gave them a 1-0 lead. They would add onto that lead in the eighth with two RBI-doubles. One off the bat of Merrifield, and the other courtesy of Bichette.
However the O’s did attempt to rally in the last of the ninth. They put two runners on, and Aaron Hicks’ RBI-single cut the Toronto lead to 3-1. The Birds had the winning run at the plate a moment later, but that’s as close as they could get.
Again, you aren’t going to win every game. Kyle Bradish pitched more than well enough to win. He just didn’t get the run support. And again, that’s going to happen at times. Tonight just wasn’t the Orioles’ night.
The series concludes tomorrow at Camden Yards. Tyler Wells gets the start for the O’s, and he’ll be opposed by Toronto’s Yusei Kikuchi. Game time is set for just after 1 PM.
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