Unsurprisingly, there will be growing pains.
Bradley, a 24-year-old righthander, gave up seven runs in his first two innings during the Twins’ 8-0 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Sunday at Rate Field. Bradley, who owns a 4.95 ERA across 22 major league starts this season, has given up 33 earned runs over his past 45⅔ innings.
The Twins have lost 10 of their past 13 games. It was the first time the Twins dropped a series, or consecutive games, to the White Sox since May 2023, breaking an eight-series winning streak.
One day after Abel surrendered six runs in three innings, it was Bradley who turned in a disappointing Twins debut.
Bradley, acquired from Tampa Bay in a trade for reliever Griffin Jax, didn’t record an out until his fifth batter. Mike Tauchman and Miguel Vargas opened with back-to-back singles before Kyle Teel ended a seven-pitch at-bat with an RBI single through the right side of the infield.
After an infield single loaded the bases, Edgar Quero lined a two-run single up the middle.
A three-run, 31-pitch first inning was only the start. Bradley gave up four runs in the second inning.