Kansas City Royals at Baltimore Orioles

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BAL	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	1	—	6	6	1

Kyle Bradish takes the ball for Baltimore looking to build on a gem that got wasted his last time out, while Noah Cameron gets the nod for Kansas City still trying to find whatever made his rookie year special.

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+1.5-144+144o10.5+174

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Postgame

Home money hit easily as Baltimore rolled 6-1, the O's-offense bull point playing out in full.

Pregame

Baltimore's lineup has been finding late-inning answers all week, and Kansas City's offense keeps stalling behind a rotation missing multiple key arms. The Orioles were fairly priced favorites here and cashed with room to spare.

Bradish has quietly been one of the better stories in Baltimore's rotation since returning from Tommy John surgery, and he's carrying real momentum into this one after a 7.2-inning outing against Cincinnati where he allowed just 3 earned runs. Cameron, on the other hand, is trying to answer real questions about a sophomore slump that's ballooned his ERA well past where it sat during his AL Rookie of the Year runner-up campaign a year ago. The gap between these two arms says a lot about where each of these clubs is heading into the weekend.

Noah Cameron

(5-8)·4.93 ERA

Jul 6 vs Phillies

W

5.0IP

1ER

7K

5BB

105P

07/11 Lineup

Kyle Bradish

(7-9)·3.49 ERA

Jul 5 @ Reds

L

7.2IP

3ER

5K

1BB

106P

07/11 Lineup

Neither team is playing meaningful baseball in July, but Baltimore has at least strung together some encouraging stretches, while Kansas City has been in freefall, dropping series after series and burning through a rotation and lineup ravaged by injury.

Kansas City Royals

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Jul 10L@ Orioles3-5

Jul 9L@ Mets3-7

Jul 8L@ Mets2-6

Jul 7W@ Mets16-12

Jul 6Wvs Phillies15-1

Baltimore Orioles

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Jul 10Wvs Royals5-3

Jul 9Wvs Cubs3-2

Jul 8Lvs Cubs7-9

Jul 7Lvs Cubs2-5

Jul 5L@ Reds2-3

The Royals arrive already beat up, with Cole Ragans done for the year after UCL surgery and Kris Bubic managing his own elbow issues, leaving Cameron and a patchwork staff to soak up innings against a lineup that's found life late in games.

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• 10-Day-ILKyle Isbel (CF) — Isbel will not begin a rehab assignment Tuesday as hoped after feeling soreness in his left foot while running this past weekend, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.07/06
• 10-Day-ILMaikel Garcia (3B) — Garcia (hand) is rehabbing in Kansas City but has yet to resume swinging a bat, and he'll be re-evaluated during the All-Star break, MLB.com reports.07/05
• bereavementStephen Kolek (SP) — The Royals placed Kolek (personal) on the Family Medical Emergency List on Saturday.07/05
• 15-Day-ILConnor Seabold (RP) — The Royals placed Seabold on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a right lat strain.07/01
• 15-Day-ILNick Mears (RP) — Mears (shoulder) threw a bullpen Saturday, MLB.com reports.06/29
• 60-Day-ILKris Bubic (SP) — Bubic (elbow/shoulder) received a cortisone injection Thursday, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.07/02
• 60-Day-ILCole Ragans (SP) — Ragans underwent UCL repair surgery on his left elbow Wednesday, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.07/02
• 60-Day-ILCarlos Estevez (RP) — Estevez (shoulder) received an injection Wednesday and will be shut down for the rest of the week before being re-evaluated, MLB.com reports.07/02
• 60-Day-ILJonathan India (2B) — no06/04
• 60-Day-ILJames McArthur (RP) — McArthur (elbow) underwent surgery Friday to help combat continued soreness and inflammation, MLB.com reports.05/25
• 60-Day-ILAlec Marsh (SP) — The Royals placed Marsh (shoulder) on the 60-day injured list Thursday.05/08

Baltimore Orioles

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• 15-Day-ILRyan Helsley (RP) — Helsley was diagnosed with inflammation around the UCL in his right elbow Saturday, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports.07/11
• 15-Day-ILKeegan Akin (RP) — Akin will receive a second opinion on his injured left elbow from Dr. Keith Meister next week, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.07/07
• 15-Day-ILChris Bassitt (SP) — Bassitt (back) underwent a minor procedure to have bone spurs removed from his back, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.06/27
• 60-Day-ILFelix Bautista (RP) — Orioles president of baseball operations Mike Elias said Saturday that Bautista (shoulder) has been "throwing really, really well" in his bullpen sessions, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.06/29
• 60-Day-ILColin Selby (RP) — Selby plans to receive a second opinion on his right shoulder before continuing his rehab program, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.06/29
• 60-Day-ILRyan Mountcastle (1B) — Mountcastle (foot) did some running Saturday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.06/13
• 60-Day-ILJordan Westburg (3B) — Westburg (elbow) underwent Tommy John surgery Wednesday, Andrew Golden of TheBanner.com reports.05/15
• 60-Day-ILZach Eflin (SP) — Eflin underwent Tommy John surgery on his right elbow Wednesday, Andy Kostka of TheBaltimoreBanner.com reports.05/08

That late-game life showed up again. The Orioles put together the exact kind of balanced, chip-away attack that's buried Kansas City all week, and by the time the dust settled it wasn't particularly close.

Cameron lasted just 5 innings in his last outing against Philadelphia and still got the win thanks to run support that simply hasn't shown up on the road. Against a Baltimore lineup getting steady contributions up and down the order, that margin for error evaporated fast, and the Royals' offense — already without Kyle Isbel and Maikel Garcia — never found a rhythm. Six runs on 6 hits is efficient offense against a team that's now lost 4 of its last 5.