masn-baseballs-orioles.jpgOrioles right-hander Dylan Bundy has made four major league starts. His teammate, Yovani Gallardo, has made 257. The veteran is impressed with the kid. How could you not be after Bundy’s latest outing for the Orioles last night.
Bundy had a no-hitter through 5 2/3 innings and gave up just one single over seven scoreless frames as the Orioles beat Texas 5-1 in the series opener at Camden Yards.
“It’s pretty impressive,” Gallardo said. “Just from getting to know him a little bit this year,…

Orioles right-hander Dylan Bundy has made four major league starts. His teammate, Yovani Gallardo, has made 257. The veteran is impressed with the kid. How could you not be after Bundy’s latest outing for the Orioles last night.

Bundy had a no-hitter through 5 2/3 innings and gave up just one single over seven scoreless frames as the Orioles beat Texas 5-1 in the series opener at Camden Yards.

Dylan-Bundy-throwing-gray-sidebar.jpg“It’s pretty impressive,” Gallardo said. “Just from getting to know him a little bit this year, he’s really learned throughout the year. He’s approaching the game the way he should. He’s been scouting guys, seeing their reactions and reading swings. You don’t always see that from guys as young as he is. It’s been fun to watch.

“Fun to see him get the opportunity to start. We are all excited for him. You never know what he is going to go out there and do each and every time he takes the mound.”

Bundy improved to 4-3 with an ERA of 3.05 last night. In his four starts, he is 2-2 with an ERA of 3.00 and 24 strikeouts over 21 innings.

Gallardo is also impressed by Bundy’s thirst for knowledge and that he comes to the veteran pitchers to seek out tips and information.

“He actually does,” Gallardo said. “He asks a lot of questions and he wants to know the game. He wants to know what to look for in certain spots and what to look for with certain hitters. He’ll ask myself and (Chris) Tillman. He really wants to learn and we are both here to help any way we can, whether it be on the field or off. He is really focused on what he is doing and he takes whatever he works on out there on the field.”

Gallardo added that strong secondary pitches have been big for Bundy to complement his fastball, which we have seen touch 97 and even 98 mph on a few pitches.

“His curveball is a plus, above-average curveball. It’s a really good curve that he commands at any point in the count,” Gallardo said. “I think now that he can throw that changeup for strikes and even as a putaway pitch, it makes him that much better. He can command both pitches and that makes it that much harder to put good swings on against him which we have seen this year.”