With a dominant pitch mix that downplayed his hittable fastball, Bundy allowed just an unearned run and commanded both his pitches and the game in lasting into the sixth inning. That made home runs from Jonathan Villar and Stevie Wilkerson stand up for a 5-1 Orioles win over the Cleveland Indians on Friday at Progressive Field. For years, pitchers have learned that mix is better than muscle when fastball velocity dips over time. Bundy has been dealing with that drop steadily over time, but couldn’t have combated it better than he did Friday. Bundy left in the sixth inning with just the unearned run in on three hits with three walks and seven strikeouts, lowering his ERA to 4.66.

Source: Washington Post May 18, 2019 04:02 UTC