PHOENIX -- Could a team looking for pitching help before the July 31 Trade Deadline consider showing interest in Orioles right-hander Dylan Bundy? His outing in his return from the injured list may have helped that possibility.

After missing 10 days with right knee tendinitis, Bundy delivered a quality start in the Orioles’ 7-2 win over the D-backs on Tuesday night, tossing six innings of two-run ball. He gave up four hits, walked three and struck out five in his first career start at Chase Field.

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Bundy had thrown 58 pitches through two innings, but he tossed only 36 over the next four frames to post his second quality start in three July outings.

“In that second inning, we were one pitch away from having [catcher] Chance [Sisco] go out there and me getting somebody ready,” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said. “And he got through it. That was huge to get through that.”

The second was Bundy’s only tough inning. He issued back-to-back walks to load the bases with one out, then gave up a two-run single to Merrill Kelly, which was the D-backs rookie starter’s first career MLB hit after going 0-for-33 to start the year.

Bundy then settled in, retiring the next nine batters. He worked around a one-out single in the fifth and a leadoff single in the sixth by inducing double plays in both innings.

“I think I was a little off mechanically the first two, maybe even three innings,” Bundy said. “After that third, I really started to kind of lock in there. But I really got a lot of help from the defense.”

The Orioles’ bats also did their part to get Bundy the win. Renato Nunez led off the second with his team-high 24th home run, then Anthony Santander hit a two-run shot later in the inning. The O’s stretched their lead to 7-2 in the third, as Dwight Smith Jr.’s three-run homer capped a four-run frame.

“Dylan was awesome,” Smith said. “He said he was going to go out there and get seven [innings]. He didn’t get that, just because of his pitch count, but he told me to get him at least three runs, so I was just trying to do that, try to get him some run support so he can do his job and make it a little bit easier on him.”

The O’s already traded one starter this month, as they dealt Andrew Cashner to the Red Sox on July 13 for a pair of 17-year-old prospects who reported to the Dominican Summer League. Bundy’s value could be higher as the former top prospect is only 26 years old and has three years of team control after this season. However, it will be interesting to see if the Orioles will be willing to deal another starter, an area in which they don’t have much depth.

While Bundy was once the Orioles’ top prospect, he has struggled to live up to those expectations. In 2018, he lost 16 games, tied for the most in the Majors, while giving up an MLB-high 41 home runs. Bundy has been hurt by homers again this season, allowing 21 in 19 starts.

But Bundy has shown glimpses of potential, and it’s possible that a contending team may want to give him a fresh start in new scenery.

One thing that apparently shouldn’t be a concern for inquiring teams: Bundy’s health. He said his right knee wasn’t an issue Tuesday night, although he used it as an explanation for going 0-for-2 with two strikeouts at the plate.

“Knee felt great,” Bundy said. “They didn’t want me on the bases today, so that’s my reason I didn’t touch the ball today. They didn’t want me to run.”