Kyle Bradish Throws a Masterclass: One Hit in Six Innings and the Yankees Go Home Shutout

The Baltimore Orioles just put on a pitching clinic on Wednesday afternoon, and Kyle Bradish was the maestro. The righty held the visiting New York Yankees to a single hit over six innings, striking out seven while walking three en route to a dominant 7-0 victory at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. This wasn't just a win, this was the rubber match, and Baltimore took it with authority.

Here's the jaw-dropping part: the Yankees didn't record a hit until Jazz Chisholm Jr. doubled with one out in the fifth inning. One. Hit. In five innings. Bradish threw 100 pitches and finished with a 2-5 record on the season, but his performance Wednesday was the kind of stuff that wins ballgames. When Chisholm did manage that double, he got to third on a wild pitch, but Bradish struck out two batters with a walk sandwiched in between to shut down any threat.

The Orioles' Bats Showed Up Too

Baltimore's offense wasn't about to waste Bradish's gem. Coby Mayo started things rolling with a two-out double in the third inning that scored a run. Adley Rutschman kept the pressure on with a sacrifice fly in that same inning, and Pete Alonso drove in another with an RBI single. That was 3-0 before the Yankees even knew what hit them.

Things got worse for New York in the fifth when Rutschman went deep off Paul Blackburn for a two-run homer. That was his second home run this month and his sixth of the season. Then in the sixth, Blaze Alexander singled in two more runs to push it to 7-0. Alexander finished 3-for-4 with two RBIs. Both Mayo and Alonso chipped in with two hits and an RBI each.

Max Fried's Early Exit and the Yankees' Collapse

The Yankees' starter Max Fried lasted just three innings, exiting with left elbow soreness. He gave up three runs on five hits and one walk with two strikeouts, throwing 61 pitches before the team announced he'd be evaluated and undergo imaging Thursday in New York. By the time he left, Baltimore already had a 3-0 lead.

Anthony Volpe made his major league season debut for New York, going 0-for-3 and committing an eighth-inning error. The relief corps didn't help matters, with Paul Blackburn allowing three runs in two innings after Fried's departure. Keegan Akin, Dietrich Enns, and Yennier Cano each threw hitless relief for the Orioles, sealing the shutout.

The Orioles have won three of their last four games. The Yankees? They've dropped five of their last six. This rubber match told you everything about the direction these two teams are heading right now.

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