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- Updated: September 25, 2016
BALTIMORE — Braden Shipley made just one bad pitch. Despite that, the D-backs’ right-hander has no problem taking the blame for Sunday’s 2-1 loss to the Orioles.
The rookie right-hander allowed a two-run homer to Hyun Soo Kim in the second inning, the lone blemish on an otherwise solid day for Shipley. It was his first quality start since Aug. 26 and also his longest outing in September.
“In ballgames like this, one pitch can be the difference in a game, and that’s what it was today,” Shipley said. “That’s on me. I take this loss on my shoulders. I’m not always going to be perfect, obviously, it’s just how baseball is, and he did a good job with it and now …
