This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/orioles as Orioles veteran starter overcoming potential pitch tipping. There are always going to be peaks and valleys throughout an MLB season, even for a pitcher with as much experience as Baltimore Orioles veteran Tomoyuki Sugano, who is in his first campaign domestically.

If Julio Rodríguez does complete the second 30-30 season of his career in 2025, home run No. 24 will be, without a doubt, the weirdest. The at-bat during the Mariners’ 5-3 loss to the Orioles on Thurs

Tomoyuki Sugano makes the start for the Orioles today. He’s fresh off a strong seven-inning outing against the Athletics, though of course, the Mariners are going to be a tougher task than those guys. Dean Kremer and Trevor Rogers have paved the way and it would be nice to see Sugano pick up where they left off.

Orioles starter Tomoyuki Sugano has started to stabilize his season with the latest evidence a seven-inning performance against the A’s.

Orioles' starter Tomoyuki Sugano strikes out two batters and allows one run over 5 1/3 innings of work against the Mariners

The loss was Seattle’s second in a row after an eight-game winning streak, dropping the team to 67-55 and 1 1/2 games behind AL West-leading Houston.

Tomoyuki Sugano threw 5 1/3 strong innings before a rain delay and the Baltimore Orioles went on to hold off the visiting Seattle Mariners 5-3 on Thursday.

Orioles' manager Tony Mansolino talks about the development of Jeremiah Jackson and Tomoyuki Sugano's start being cut short because of delay