Bradish struggles, Orioles offense remains MIA in 4-1 loss to Twins

Mar 28, 2026; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Minnesota Twins third baseman Royce Lewis (23) greeted by outfielder Trevor Larnach (9) after connecting on a two run home run during the fifth inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Mitch Stringer-Imagn Images | Mitch Stringer-Imagn Images The Orioles unveiled a 2026 slogan, to much self-paid fanfare, that says: Fly Different. Setting aside any grammatical quibbles with this particular slogan or motto, if the team is going to live up to it, they are going to have to do something better than what happened last year, whether this is to be described as different or differently.

Their main problem two games into the season is that they are flying same. This continued on Saturday afternoon against the Twins as the O’s lost a 4-1 game for their first setback of 2026. The most important thing there is to say about this game is that Orioles batters struck out 16 times.

That’s twice as many strikeouts as they had in their Opening Day victory over Minnesota. Despite out-hitting the Twins, 5-4, the Orioles had just one hit with runners in scoring position and they ended up leaving a total of 11 men on base. The first seven spots in the starting lineup combined for just one hit in the game.

All of these things create a tough environment to get a win, since they pretty much demand that everything else will go perfectly. Saturday’s Orioles starting pitcher, Kyle Bradish, was not perfectly. We all want Bradish to be able to pick up where he left off from the 2023 season, before Tommy John surgery and rehab interrupted his career.