Kansas City Royals at Baltimore Orioles

Much of the announced crowd of 28,958 at Camden Yards rose to its feet during the top of the seventh inning Saturday night, showing their appreciation for Kyle Bradish with a loud standing ovation. The 29-year-old right-hander strolled off the field, then tipped the bill of his cap in response. There has still never been a no-hitter thrown by an Orioles pitcher in the 34-plus-year history of the Baltimore ballpark. But for quite a while on this night, Bradish gave the home supporters reason to believe that could have changed. Bradish took a no-hit bid into the seventh, before Kansas City’s Jac Caglianone spoiled it by leading off the frame with a single. Still, Bradish turned in a 6 2/3-inning gem that helped power Baltimore to a 6-1 win. The O’s (45-51) -- who hit four home runs, courtesy of Pete Alonso, Coby Mayo, Taylor Ward and Gunnar Henderson -- have won a season-high-tying three consecutive games for the eighth time. They’ll have an opportunity for their first four-game winning streak (and a sweep) in Sunday’s series finale against the Royals, their final game before the All-Star break. The only Kansas City baserunners through the first six innings came in the third, when Isaac Collins reached base on a two-out error by second baseman Jackson Holliday and Carter Jensen followed with a walk. But Bradish escaped that jam by getting Bobby Witt Jr. to pop out to end the inning. So, Bradish had retired 18 of 20 Royals batters entering the seventh, before Caglianone flared an 88.1 mph single into shallow center on the righty’s 82nd pitch. The crowd cheered in support of what had been accomplished by Bradish, who said he hadn’t realized what was happening until he took the mound that inning.