Bradford did not factor into the decision Thursday, allowing three runs on four hits and three walks over 4.1 innings in a 8-5 loss to Detroit. He struck out eight.
Bradford was pulled after allowing a solo homer to Spencer Torkelson with one out in the fifth, but that was still enough time to record a career-high eight strikeouts. He struck out the side in the third, with each batter going down swinging, and then struck out two of the three hitters he faced in the fourth. Bradford has failed to make it through five innings in each of his last two starts, but since a shaky MLB debut May 15, he has a 3.77 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 17:5 K:BB through 14.1 innings.