Baltimore Orioles' Kyle Bradish Accomplishes Personal Milestone on Monday

TL;DR

Kyle Bradish of the Baltimore Orioles achieved a personal milestone by throwing 104 pitches in a game against the Kansas City Royals, marking his best outing of the season. He allowed one run and struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings.

Key points

Kyle Bradish threw 104 pitches in his latest game.
He allowed one run and struck out seven batters.
Bradish's performance is a significant improvement after elbow surgery.

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The Baltimore Orioles not only beat the Kansas City Royals 7-5 over 12 innings on Monday, but starting pitcher Kyle Bradish had his best outing of the season. The 29-year-old allowed one run on 10 hits over 5.1 innings with seven strikeouts against three walks.

Bradish also achieved a personal benchmark, per The Baltimore Sun's Matt Weyrich.

"Orioles' Kyle Bradish strikes out Kyle Isbel on his 104th and final pitch for the first out of the 6th. Rico Garcia coming in with runners on 1st and 2nd to keep it 1-0," he reported. "Bradish's 104 pitches are his most in a start since Sept. 26, 2023 and one short of his career high."

Bradish needed this outing, as he had a 5.49 ERA over four starts entering the contest. The 6-foot-3, 215-pounder must re-establish himself as a long-term option in the Orioles' rotation, as he pitched just 14 games over the last two seasons due to elbow injuries and eventually Tommy John surgery in 2024. He went 12-7 with a 2.83 ERA over 30 starts in 2023, showing what he can do when things are going well.

Monday's performance symbolizes how far Bradish has come since the surgery. Now that the Arizona native can be effective over 100-plus pitches again, nothing is stopping him from getting back to his 2023 form.