It’s a different month, but the Baltimore Orioles are experiencing the same problems.
On Saturday, the Orioles were again undone by woeful starting pitching in a 9-4 loss to the New York Yankees, this time from Kyle Bradish, who at one point in his career received Cy Young consideration.
The five-year MLB starter was pulled after four innings, allowing five earned runs on six hits, including two home runs and two doubles, and four walks with four strikeouts.
Baltimore lost its third in a row and sixth in its last 10 games. Starting pitching, a significant problem through the first full month of the regular season, remains just as awful at the start of May. With no promise of improvement, the Orioles appear headed for a long season.
Orioles starting pitching remains debilitating weakness after loss to Yankees
Trouble for Bradish began in the second inning after a 1-2-3 first. Facing former NL MVP Cody Bellinger to lead off the frame, Bradish left an 85.7 mph slider in the middle of the zone, and Bellinger got just enough of the pitch to send it into the shallow right-field bleachers.