Good morning Birdland,

The most important part of the Orioles’ 5-0 loss to the Red Sox last night was the return of Kyle Bradish. He looked really, really good. The sinker averaged 94.9 mph, just a touch below where he was throwing it in 2024. The slider and the curveball were both nasty, inducing tons of whiffs. And he needed only 81 pitches to get through six innings while holding the Red Sox to two runs, both of which scored on solo home runs.

Bradish checked all the boxes that you want to see if a return from Tommy John: velocity, control, and spin. He looked like the prime version of himself that pitched in 2023 and part of ‘24. It made the loss somewhat bearable.

Starting pitching was the main reason that the Orioles got off to their horrific start to this season. The team was mak

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