Three home runs and another stellar start for Kyle Bradish led the Orioles to a 3-0 win on Thursday night in Cleveland, clinching the series and gaining ground in the AL Wild Card race.
Bradish is the headliner here. The rookie right-hander has had a roller coaster season, from the dizzying heights of that start in St. Louis to a dreadful stretch thereafter that ended with him on the IL. He has looked like a different pitcher since getting back onto the active roster, and these last two starts have been otherworldly.
The 25-year-old followed up eight shutout innings in Houston last week with seven more zeroes in Cleveland.