Part of the Orioles’ success this year has been their ability to avoid lengthy losing streaks. They’ve dropped three in-a-row heading into tonight’s matchup, which ties their longest skid of the season. Three games is nothing to worry about, simply a rough patch. Four, for whatever reason, feels a bit more dire.
Fortunately, Kyle Bradish is feeling himself lately. He has allowed two or fewer runs in each of his last three starts. The way in which he’s done that has varied, including a seven-inning outing against the Rays in which he managed just one strikeout. Considering the high K-rate of the opposing lineup tonight, such a low volume of punch-outs here would probably be alarming.