Kyle Bradish has start pushed back to Tuesday

Povich was allegedly “pitching through significant pain down the stretch.” He was optioned to the minors in the middle of September after posting a 4.38 ERA in 37 MLB innings. Povich is expected to be ready for spring training, and he has a shot at earning a spot in the starting rotation.

Bradish dealt with the injury over his final three starts of the season and was placed on the injured list on September 13th. The recovery from this surgery is usually a couple of months long, so he should be able to have a relatively normal offseason and build up to the necessary arm strength by spring training.

Nothing has changed in the prognosis for Bradish, who has been shelved since mid-September due to a sports hernia injury. This was merely done as a procedural move to clear a spot on the Orioles’ 40-man roster for the return of Albert Suarez on Thursday.

Povich earns a trip back to the minors after an abbreviated outing against the Brewers where he allowed three runs over 3 2/3 innings on Friday. It would take an injury to bring the 26-year-old lefty back to the majors before the regular season wraps up.

Povich needed 23 pitches to get through the first inning against a potent Brewers lineup, but escaped the inning unscathed despite allowing two runners to reach base. In the second inning, Povich would run into some trouble. After retiring the first two batters of the inning, he would allow a single to Luis Lara and a walk to Cooper Pratt, who both came around to score on a three-run homer by Jackson Chourio, who blasted a 440-foot shot off a 3-0 pitch from Povich. Povich would go on to retire six of the next seven batters he faced after the Chourio homer but was pulled with two outs in the fourth inning after walking Cooper Pratt. He only threw 71 pitches in this one, but Povich made it through the Brewers’ lineup twice and had already given up two hits to Chourio, who was set for his third at-bat against Povich had the Orioles left him in. Povich was solid outside of his one blunder in the second inning. We’ll see if he can pull together a longer outing in his next start on Wednesday against the Blue Jays as the O’s continue to battle for the final wild card spot in the American League.

He’ll start tonight’s game against the Brewers. The Brewers have clinched, so it’s not a blaring light “don’t stream” if you’re in need of wins, but he’ll be hard to trust.

Povich was originally scheduled to start on Thursday for Triple-A Norfolk but is no longer listed as the starter. The team is down a starter with Kyle Bradish on the injured list, so it makes sense that Povich will come up to take his spot. The exact day remains unclear, but we’d recommend avoiding him as a spot start against the Brewers.

Albernaz added that Bradish is reviewing his potential options. He’s most likely going to require surgery, which will impact his offseason throwing program. The 30-year-old hit the injured list with abdominal discomfort over the weekend. He’s obviously done for the remainder of the season and can be safely dropped in all fantasy formats.

The issue cropped up for Bradish during Saturday’s start against the Blue Jays. With only a couple of weeks left in the season, it seems likely that this will end his 2026 campaign prematurely. Yaramil Hiraldo was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk to add a fresh arm to the Orioles’ bullpen on Sunday.

It’s probably time for the Orioles to shut down Bradish, who is up to 155 innings in his first full season back from Tommy John. This is the third time in four starts that he’s failed to complete five innings, and he’s allowed 33 runs — 27 earned — in 41 2/3 innings while going 0-5 in his last nine starts. He’s due to make his next start Friday against the Brewers, but we’ll have to wait and see if that happens.