One bright spot today was the performance of Bello in a day game against a very talented Orioles team. He went 5.1 IP, giving up 1 ER and 2 unearned, thanks Duran*, on 89 pitches.. He also threw 15 first pitch strikes to 23 batters.
*he gave up the two unearned runs when Duran, with two out in the fourth, dropped a fly to left that loaded the bases. Cowser then hit a double that scored the two runs. He then gave up another hit before Kemp popped out to end the inning. The error also added nine pitches to his pitch count.
Obviously, we all wish that he could have gotten out of the inning with no damage, but compared to last season, I'll say that this was a step forward in his growth on the mound.
It is only one game, but last season he had terrible Day/Night splits. He's slated to pitch in another day game this weekend against the Angels, so we'll have another chance to see how he does in another day game.
Here are his 2023 Day/Night splits