BALTIMORE -- On a day of uncertainty for the Orioles’ bullpen, beginning pitcher Kyle Bradish was predictably stable.

Bradish allowed two runs on six hits in six-plus innings and the Orioles rallied to defeat the Rockies, 5-4, on Saturday night time in entrance of a sellout crowd at Camden Yards on Félix Bautista bobblehead night time.

Earlier within the day, the Orioles positioned their All-Star nearer on the 15-day IL with an damage to the ulnar collateral ligament in his proper elbow. Bautista was within the dugout Saturday night time and the extent of the damage is just not but recognized.

Bradish (9-6, 3.03 ERA) struck out 4 Rockies in a row throughout a stretch during which he retired 11 of 12 from the third inning into the sixth. His solely tough patch got here to start out the third, when he allowed three consecutive hits -- a double and two singles -- and the Rockies took a 2-0 lead.

“I thought I threw the ball well. They put some good swings on some good pitches,” Bradish stated. “Not too many balls hit hard, but just found holes. They have a good offense, so that’s part of it, but I was able to settle down after that third inning.”

Bradish struck out eight and walked one on 87 pitches. He was lifted after Harold Castro doubled main off the seventh inning.

“He threw outstanding. He just had that one tough inning,” supervisor Brandon Hyde stated. “Once again, great curveball, great slider. Overpowering fastball. Cuts, sinker.”

Bradish is 3-0 with a 2.12 ERA over 5 begins in August and the Orioles are 5-0 in these video games. He has struck out 35 batters and walked 9, 5 coming in a no-decision towards the Mets on Aug. 6.

Baltimore acquired a run again within the fifth when Austin Hays was thrown out at dwelling, however the Orioles challenged, and it was dominated that catcher Elias Díaz blocked the plate. Ryan Mountcastle gave the Orioles a 3-2 lead with a two-run double within the sixth and later scored to make it 4-2. Anthony Santander’s RBI double elevated the result in three runs within the seventh.

Without Bautista, who has 33 saves, Hyde needed to combine and match over the ultimate three innings.

Left-hander Danny Coulombe struck out two of the three batters he confronted within the seventh. Right-hander Jacob Webb got here in to get the ultimate out however acquired in hassle within the eighth, permitting a stroll and an RBI double. Left-hander DL Hall, known as up Saturday from Triple-A Norfolk, was touched for a bunt single that put runners on first and third. He induced a double play, which allowed Colorado to drag inside one, then retired Alan Trejo to finish the inning.

Right-hander Yennier Cano got here on to pitch the ninth. The umpires examined Cano's glove when he entered and in the end he was compelled to make use of a brand new one.

“I guess he patted his glove with the rosin bag,” Hyde stated. “They wanted him to get the rosin off. We asked for a towel, and they felt like we needed a wet towel, and then we just needed a new glove.”

Despite the delay, Cano retired three straight Rockies on 10 pitches to earn his fifth save.

Hyde was requested if that was how he drew it up for his bullpen.

“It’s going to be a different drawing nightly probably,” he stated. “I’m not really sure. This all happened at one o’clock this afternoon. I’ll probably do things the way I did when Bautista wasn’t available and try to give these guys the best pockets that we can.”

For Cano, it was a satisfying second, filling in for the teammate he travels to the park with every day.

“I think my emotions were a little high and I just wanted to do my best impression of him,” Cano stated by way of an interpreter. “Go out there and complete the job and do whatever he would do.”

And after it was over, Bautista was there to congratulate him.

“It was awesome,” Cano stated. “Aside from just being my teammate, he’s one of my best friends here. It’s great being able to give him that handshake knowing that we got the job done and getting that hug from him was great.”

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