Pirates open 3-game series with the Orioles

Updated Apr. 5, 2024 4:01 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Baltimore Orioles (4-2) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (6-1)

Pittsburgh; Friday, 4:12 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Grayson Rodriguez (1-0, 1.50 ERA, 0.83 WHIP, nine strikeouts); Pirates: Jared Jones (1-0, 4.76 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 10 strikeouts)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Orioles -140, Pirates +119; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates host the Baltimore Orioles to start a three-game series.

Pittsburgh went 76-86 overall and 39-42 in home games a season ago. The Pirates pitching staff had a collective 4.61 ERA last season while averaging 8.6 strikeouts and 3.8 walks per nine innings.

Baltimore had a 101-61 record overall and a 52-29 record on the road last season. The Orioles averaged 8.6 hits per game last season while batting a collective .255 and slugging .421.

INJURIES: Pirates: Jason Delay: 10-Day IL (knee), Ji-Hwan Bae: 10-Day IL (hip), Carmen Mlodzinski: 15-Day IL (elbow), Yasmani Grandal: 10-Day IL (foot), Colin Holderman: 15-Day IL (illness), Dauri Moreta: 60-Day IL (elbow), Endy Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Orioles: Cionel Perez: 15-Day IL (oblique), Kyle Bradish: 15-Day IL (elbow), John Means: 15-Day IL (forearm), Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (elbow)

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.