BALTIMORE — A 12 months in the past Orioles pitcher Kyle Bradish completed fourth in American League Cy Young voting.
On Thursday afternoon the righty rounded proper back into his 2023 type in his season debut.
Bradish pitched 4 and two thirds innings. He allowed 4 hits, one earned run and two walks on 84 pitches. He additionally struck out 5 batters as the Orioles beat the New York Yankees 7-2.
“I felt nice, felt actually good. Obviously some stuff to work on however wholesome all through the beginning so it’s good to be back,” he mentioned. “The first one back is at all times a grind, particularly towards that group. They had good at-bats. I threw extra pitches than I needed to however that’s a part of it and getting back into it.”
Bradish made his return from a sprained ulnar collateral ligament in his throwing elbow.
“It was nice to see him back. It’s like he hasn’t misplaced a beat. He simply threw excellent,” mentioned Orioles supervisor Brandon Hyde. “It was superior to see him back. He had nice stuff in his first day out.
Ryan Mountcastle, Jorge Mateo and Ryan McKenna all hit residence runs in the victory.
The O’s start a five-game street journey on Friday once they go to Cincinnati.
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