Kyle Bradish got the start for the Baltimore Orioles in a series against Philadelphia at Camden Yards, which feels Octoberesque. Now for the record, Bradish looked decent. For the time he was in the game, that is. Bradish’s line: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 4 K.
Bradish gave up a solo homer to Schwarber to lead off the game. However he quickly settled in and retired the next ten in a row. The O’s would tie the game on Adley Rutschman’s RBI-double in the last of the third, however Marchan’s solo shot in the fifth put Philadelphia back in the lead.
Bradish seemed to “lose it” a bit in the end of the fifth, but he was able to record the final out. He also slightly grimaced as he walked off the mound. And sure enough, Keegan Akin quickly warmed up and came out to pitch in the top of the sixth.
You can’t deny the effort of the Orioles in this one. Anthony Santander’s solo homer in the eighth tied the game at two. You also have to hand it to Keegan Akin, who pitched three perfect impromptu innings in relief of Kyle Bradish.
The game went to extra innings, and Philadelphia loaded the bases in the tenth (due in part to the ghost runner rule). Schwarber would single to right, giving Philadelphia a 3-2 lead. And it would have been a bigger lead, if not for Santander throwing the runner out at home plate. Philadelphia challenged the play, and it was upheld.
In the bottom of the inning it was the Orioles’ turn to challenge a call. Cedric Mullins was called out at home plate trying to score on a wild pitch. Replays seemed to indicate that Mullins’ arm got in before the tag. The unpires agreed, and the game was tied at three.
Then the rain came. Because OF COURSE it did! Play resumed after a rain delay of over an hour, and Bohm’s two-run double would give Philadelphia’s 5-3 lead. And ultimately a 5-3 win.
After the game manager Brandon Hyde said that Kyle Bradish would undergo tests on his shoulder (quote courtesy of Roch Kubatko, MASNsports):
He came to us and said his elbow was bothering him, so we’re going to get further tests on that. Nothing, really, else to say except we’re going to get further tests on his elbow. So he had to come out of the game after that inning.
Bradish definitely didn’t look comfortable in the end of his outing. The whole scene of him not being able to find the strike zone was concerning. The slight silver lining is that the Orioles’ lone off day in June comes on Monday. So at the very least, if tests are negative and Bradish only needs some elongated rest, maybe they could simply skip him in the rotation.
The series continues this afternoon at Camden Yards. Grayson Rodriguez gets the start for the Orioles, and he’ll be opposed by Philadelphia’s Taijuan Walker. Game time is set for just after 4 PM.
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