It's April 3rd. You're listening to MLB News Today, AI-powered baseball coverage. I'm Corey with the story. The Orioles dropped a tough 5-4 decision to the Pirates in their first-road game of the season, mirroring those shaky home starts.
Starter. Kyle Bradish had a rollercoaster night, lasting just four innings on 81 pitches where he surrendered four runs on six hits, three. Walks and six strikeouts, all four runs exploding in that brutal second inning. Pirates piled on early with a walk, double, single and more, to grab a quick four-nothing lead before Bradish wiggled three.
Orioles offense woke up late against Mitch Keller, scratching across two in the fifth on hits from Lays Alexander, Gunnar Henderson and Adley. Richmond, to make it 4-2. Fans are buzzing about the missed chances. Baltimore left eight runners on base, win just one for nine with men in scoring position despite nine hits, and five walks.
Henderson carried the load with seven total bases and two RBIs, including a ninth inning homer that cut it to one, but Pita Lonzo and others couldn't, delivered in the clutch. Reliever stepped up big after Dietrich Enz's wild fifth, with Tyler Wells tossing two clean frames and Rico Garcia slamming the door in the eighth. Bradish's control issues stand out early, dipping from his side young form, but the rotation as a whole needs to find his groove. They bounce back tomorrow afternoon at 405 in Pittsburgh, pitting Shane Bos against Carmen Melozinsky, both zero and zero early, looking to set the tone for this series.