Bundy struggles with command in loss

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BALTIMORE — Wednesday’s outing was not the best for Orioles rookie Dylan Bundy.

Tabbed to get the start in place of Chris Tillman, who was pushed back to Saturday due to a sore right shoulder, Bundy allowed a career-high five earned runs over 4 1/3 innings in a rain-shortened 8-1 loss to the Red Sox.

“Good offensive team. He made a couple mistakes, but I think it was more about them than him,” Orioles manager Buck Showalter said of Bundy, who allowed nine hits — including two homers — and two walks with a pair of strikeouts. “I thought the command was a little off. He got some counts he normally doesn’t get in.”

The outing was the shortest for Bundy since his first Major League start on July 17, which was a 3 1/3-inning outing on a strict pitch count as the team slowly stretched him out. The righty, who has been a bright spot for an underwhelming O’s rotation, was coming off back-to-back …

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