Hendricks took a shutout into the eighth before allowing a solo homer to Spencer Torkelson. It’s a nice bounceback for the right-hander after he was shelled for seven runs in just three innings against the Twins in his previous affair. He didn’t walk anyone while fanning three over 104 pitches. When you throw 7 2/3 innings of one-run baseball and still have an ERA of 5.28, you know things have gone pretty bad; especially this early in the season. Hendricks gets the Orioles next weekend.

Yikes. The right-hander punched out three batters in the otherwise miserable performance. The Twins scratched out a run against him in the first inning and added two more in the third — one of them on a solo blast from Byron Buxton. Hendricks then allowed the first four hitters to reach in the fourth inning, three of them via walks, before turning the ball over to the bullpen which would allow all of the inherited runners to score. Hendricks got just four swings and misses on 90 pitches in the ballgame, posting a CSW of 24 percent. He’ll try to pick up the pieces as he carries a 5.48 ERA and 1.39 WHIP into Thursday’s matchup against the Tigers.