Kyle Bradish hopes to continue his recent success and help baltimore orioles Home vs. end three-game losing streak minnesota twins Saturday
Minnesota hit three homers in Friday’s series opener to win 8-1, snapping its own three-game losing streak.
Bradish (4-3, 3.75 ERA) is aiming for his third straight start win. The right-hander is 2-1 with a 2.37 ERA in his past three starts, striking out 16 and walking four in 19 innings.
He allowed two hits in seven innings Sunday to hold the Mariners to just two runs. He threw a season-high 103 pitches with seven strikeouts and two walks. Of the last 14 batters Bradish faced in the 3-2 win, 13 retired.
“Getting ahead of the guys and really putting pressure on them,” catcher Anthony Benbaum said. “A lot of defensive swings because he leads in the counts. Mixes really well, throws a lot of different pitches to run the offense and throws when he needs to.”
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this twin Head coach Rocco Baldri was candid about his team in a players-only meeting Wednesday after its third straight loss to the Atlanta Braves
After a day off for Minnesota on Thursday, Pablo Lopez pitched a strong six innings on Friday, with Byron Buxton hitting a three-run homer, twin Score in each of the first four innings against the team oriole
Joey Gallo and Max Kepler also homered, and Royce Lewis had three hits. twin. Buxton also had a double, a walk and a stolen base, and he scored twice.Carlos Correa is one of five players to hit the lead for the fourth time in his career twin at least two hits
“I think everyone went into this game with a little bit of an alternative mentality,” Baldelli said. “I think everyone locks into other people’s shots and really pays attention to what’s going on in the game, not just preparing for their own stuff.”
Adley Rutschman provided orioleLopez hit a solo home run in the sixth, Austin Hayes had two hits
Baltimore starter Dean Kremer failed to make it through the fourth inning, but oriole Relief pitcher Nick Vespi, who was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk early Friday, was in good form.He pitched three scoreless innings in his 2023 debut
“The highlight for me tonight was Vespi,” manager Brandon Hyde said. “I think he’s doing a great job.”
Minnesota will start Bailey Ober (4-4 with a 2.97 ERA) on Saturday. The right-hander is 1-4 with a 3.89 ERA in his past seven starts, with 38 strikeouts and eight hits in 39 1/3 innings.
In his most recent outing, Ober allowed three runs on five hits in a six-inning winless run against the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. He struck out a season-high eight hitters — including four of the seven batters he’s faced in the past — while walking one.
“I want to attack these guys and fill the area,” Ober said. “I didn’t want to make any free passes. I felt like I did that the whole game. As the game went on, I felt like I was getting stronger.”
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