Bundy healthy, doesn’t feel fatigued

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BALTIMORE — Dylan Bundy says he feels healthy and Orioles manager Buck Showalter continues to provide full support of his rookie hurler. But beyond the encouraging words, Bundy’s on-field performance lately leaves a cause for concern.

After allowing five runs over five innings in the Orioles’ 5-2 loss to the Red Sox on Monday, Bundy has a 6.62 ERA over his past seven outings. For a guy who has been limited to just 63 1/3 innings the past three years due to injury, fatigue is a possibility. Despite eclipsing 100 innings on the season Monday, Bundy denied any physical limitations playing into his struggles.

“My arm’s feeling great,” said Bundy, who threw a career-high 99 pitches. “Still doing my workouts, my sides in between starts. So there’s no issue there.”

Prior to Monday’s start, Showalter acknowledged the unknown the Orioles are dealing with. Tommy John surgery in 2013 and a right shoulder injury last year have marred the career of the 2011 fourth overall …

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