The Baltimore Orioles not only beat the Kansas City Royals 7-5 over 12 innings on Monday, but starting pitcher Kyle Bradish had his best outing of the season. The 29-year-old allowed one run on 10 hits over 5.1 innings with seven strikeouts against three walks.

Bradish also achieved a personal benchmark, per The Baltimore Sun's Matt Weyrich.

"Orioles' Kyle Bradish strikes out Kyle Isbel on his 104th and final pitch for the first out of the 6th. Rico Garcia coming in with runners on 1st and 2nd to keep it 1-0," he reported. "Bradish's 104 pitches are his most in a start since Sept. 26, 2023 and one short of his career high."

Bradish needed this outing, as he had a 5.49 ERA over four starts entering the contest. The 6-foot-3, 215-pounder must re-establish himself as a long-term option in the Orioles' rotation, as he pitched just 14 games over the last two seasons due to elbow injuries and eventually Tommy John surgery in 2024. He went 12-7 with a 2.83 ERA over 30 starts in 2023, showing what he can do when things are going well.

Monday's performance symbolizes how far Bradish has come since the surgery. Now that the Arizona native can be effective over 100-plus pitches again, nothing is stopping him from getting back to his 2023 form.

Baltimore was coming off two straight losses to the Cleveland Guardians, but Bradish helped keep the team in Monday's game until it finally took advantage later on.

Royals outfielder Jac Caglianone opened the scoring with a solo homer off the right-hander in the bottom of the second inning, but that was the only run of the game until Orioles catcher Samuel Basallo tied the contest with an RBI single in the ninth. Designated hitter Dylan Beavers then hit an RBI single in the 11th before Kansas City shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. did the same in the bottom of the inning.

Basallo then hit another RBI single in the 12th before center fielder Leody Taveras smashed a 419-foot grand slam to center. Royals second baseman Nick Lofton hit a three-run double in the bottom of the inning, but it wasn't enough to come back.

Baltimore is now 11-12. Up next are two more road games against Kansas City before returning home to face the Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros. Tuesday's game starts at 7:40 p.m. ET, and right-handed pitcher Shane Baz will start against Royals southpaw Kris Bubic.