Despite losing starting pitcher Kyle Bradish early on, the Orioles were still able to shutout the powerful Rangers lineup and cruise to a 2-0 series-opening win in Arlington on Monday night.
The Orioles entered the three-game set in need of a deep outing from Bradish. Their last two starters had tossed six total innings in Boston, and the bullpen was already taxed.
Bradish would end up going just 1.2 innings here, but to no fault of his own. In fact, he looked rather nasty. His fastball was sitting above 95 mph and had more spin than normal, and his slider was getting whiffs like it always does.