Baltimore Orioles’ Kyle Bradish, Gunnar Henderson Address Team’s Troubling Stretch
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Baltimore Orioles’ Kyle Bradish, Gunnar Henderson Address Team’s Troubling Stretch
ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - AUGUST 16: Gunnar Henderson #2 of the Baltimore Orioles celebrates a run off the RBI from Christian Encarnacion-Strand in the top of the sixth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on August 16, 2026 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Parker Freedman/Getty Images) Getty
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BALTIMORE, MD - MAY 31: Kyle Bradish #38 of the Baltimore Orioles pitches in the first inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on May 31, 2026 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images) Getty
ARLINGTON, TEXAS - AUGUST 09: Gunnar Henderson #2 of the Baltimore Orioles at bat during a game against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field on August 09, 2026 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) Getty
TheBaltimore Oriolessat above theToronto Blue Jaysin the AL East for quite some time, but their latest losing skid dropped them to last place once again.
TheBoston Red Soxjust swept the Orioles 4-0, with two of the games ending in shutouts.
Baltimore Orioles' Kyle Bradish, Gunnar Henderson Share Unfiltered Thoughts
GettyBALTIMORE, MD – MAY 31: Kyle Bradish #38 of the Baltimore Orioles pitches in the first inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on May 31, 2026 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)
Following Baltimore's 3-1 loss on Sept. 6, 29-year-old Bradish spoke with the media regarding the ballclub's persistent woes.
"We've got to win tomorrow, win the day after that and win the day after that," he said, per Jake Rill ofMLB.com (via X). "We've gotClevelandand Toronto coming up, those are kind of the two teams ahead of us. So if we take care of business, we should be back to where we want to be."
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He added, "But yeah, this was definitely a big letdown this weekend."
According to Jacob Calvin Meyer ofThe Baltimore Sun(via X), Henderson also took a moment to weigh in.
"I feel like we just need to take a breath right now," he said. "I mean, there's still 20 games, we can still make up some ground. It's just, yeah, can't try to force it all at once. It's pretty much now or never, and we got to get it going. Just need to take a breath."
This could end up being the greatest example of "trust the process," but Baltimore has struggled quite a bit throughout the season.
Henderson owns the second-most homers (22) in the franchise right now, just behindPete Alonso(33).
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His .703 OPS places him third in that metric, and second in slugging percentage (.399).
As for Bradish, the right-hander's 140 strikeouts land him in second behindShane Baz(145).
He owns a 3.91 ERA, tying him with Baz, the highest in the franchise this year.
Where the Orioles Stand As the Postseason Nears
GettyARLINGTON, TEXAS – AUGUST 09: Gunnar Henderson #2 of the Baltimore Orioles at bat during a game against theTexas Rangersat Globe Life Field on August 09, 2026 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
WithBaltimore's grim stretchnow in the past, the Orioles are gearing up for a three-game series against the Guardians.
The first clash is scheduled for Sept. 7 at 1:35 p.m. ET. The set is being held at Camden Yards.
Soon after, the Orioles will hit the road and head toward Rogers Centre to face the Blue Jays for three games.
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Looking atFanGraphs' MLB Playoff Odds, as of Sept. 6, Baltimore has only a 3.4% chance of making the playoffs this year and a 0.1% chance of winning the World Series.
This has been anything but a flawless campaign for the Orioles, but snapping their losing skid should be the primary focus at this point in the year.
