{"id":621453,"date":"2026-03-13T07:57:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T07:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/621453\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T07:57:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T07:57:50","slug":"orioles-news-kyle-bradish-looks-good-poised-for-opening-day-start-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/621453\/","title":{"rendered":"Orioles news: Kyle Bradish looks good, poised for Opening Day start"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Happy Thursday, Camden Chatters! Spring training is rolling on and yesterday was Kyle Bradish\u2019s time to shine. Bradish made the start against the Pirates and went five strong innings. He threw 73 pitches and allowed just one hit and one walk. He topped 97 mph several time. After Bradish, Chris Bassitt came in and finished out the game. Bassitt wasn\u2019t as sharp. He walked three and gave up two runs on a ninth-inning home run.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Orioles won the game, 7-2. Through four innings, they had just two baserunners on a single by Adley Rutschman and a walk by Pete Alonso. They broke through in the fifth on Taylor Ward\u2019s three-run homer. The dinger scored Weston Wilson and Jos\u00e9 Barrero. Later, Barrero hit a three-run homer of his own.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Orioles are off today. Tomorrow, they\u2019ll be on the road against the Phillies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The first round of the World Baseball Classic finished last night. Canada punched its ticket to the quarterfinals with a win over Cuba. They join Puerto Rico as the advancing teams from Pool A. After the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7108429\/2026\/03\/11\/mark-derosa-team-usa-cover-up\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">drama <\/a>by Team USA on Tuesday, they advanced anyway when Italy walloped Mexico to finish Pool B undefeated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">USA and Italy will be joined by Puerto Rico and Canada in Houston for the quarterfinal. USA will face Canada on Friday, with Italy and Puerto Rico playing each other on Saturday. The winners will travel to Miami for the semifinals and final.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Japan and Korea advanced out of Pool C in Tokyo, and they travel to Miami to face the winners of Pool D. Korea will face the Dominican Republic, and Japan will face Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Dean Kremer and Enrique Bradfield returned to spring training camp yesterday. We\u2019ll have to wait a bit longer for Gunnar Henderson and Tyler O\u2019Neill.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Is today your birthday? Happy birthday! You have four Orioles birthday buddies, including Steve Finley (61). Finley played for the Orioles in 1989-90 before being included in the trade that brought Glenn Davis to Baltimore. Finley went on to play 17 more seasons with Houston, San Diego, Arizona, the Dodgers, San Francisco, and Colorado. He won the World Series with Arizona in 2001, took home five Gold Glove awards, and put up four seasons with a bWAR of at least 4.9.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Also born on this day in history are former Orioles Cole Sulser (36), Ray Barker (b. 1936, d. 2018), and Chuck Oertel (b. 1931, d. 2000).<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">On this day in 1989, the Orioles traded Mike Morgan to the Dodgers for Mike Devereaux. Devereaux played for the Orioles from 1989-1994. He returned for another stint in 1996.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">In 2022, the Orioles signed Jordan Lyles to a one-year contract. Lyles made 32 starts with a 4.42 ERA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Happy Thursday, Camden Chatters! Spring training is rolling on and yesterday was Kyle Bradish\u2019s time to shine. 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