The last time Kyle Bradish faced the Red Sox was Oct. 1, 2023, their final game of the season.
Serving as an opener, Bradish blanked Boston for two hitless innings in Baltimore. He walked one and struck out five, but the Orioles lost 6-1.
On Tuesday, in his first big-league start after Tommy John surgery 14 months prior, Bradish again carved up the Red Sox. Over six innings and 81 pitches (51 strikes), he yielded just four hits, didn’t issue a week, and struck out 10.
Unfortunately for the Orioles, two of those hits were solo home runs by Trevor Story and David Hamilton.
“I think that was the only way we were going to score runs off him,” manager Alex Cora told reporters. “That was electric. Good for him. It’s so tough to come from injuries, and that stuff was really good. The fastball