Baltimore Orioles vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, Preview, and Odds - 4-5-2024
Baltimore Orioles vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, Preview, and Odds - 4-5-2024 The Baltimore Orioles are set to face the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of a three-game series. The starting pitchers are Grayson Rodriguez for the Orioles, and Jared Jones for the Pirates. The Orioles are currently winners of three of their last five games and their most recent game saw them defeat the Kansas City Royals 4-3. The Pirates are looking to continue their hot start this season at home. Despite starting the season 5-0, the Pirates have an improved offense this season, with an average of 3.79 and allowing hitters to hit just.222 batting average through seven games. The Baltimore Orioles have a 3.33 ERA and are holding opponents to a batting average of just a.213 batting average so far this season. Despite expectations, the team has been outplaying their expectations this season and has a strong farm system and a strong big league squad.
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The (4-2) Baltimore Orioles take on the (6-1) Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of a three game set, as the Pirates look to continue their hot start this season at home. First pitch is set for 4:12pm ET as the starting pitchers are Grayson Rodriguez for the Orioles, and Jared Jones for the Pirates. The Baltimore Orioles are coming into this matchup winners of three of their last five games and in their most recent game they defeated the Kansas City Royals 4-3 as Corbin Burnes was on the mound for his second start as an Oriole and threw 5.2 innings. Adley Rutschman led the way offensively as he went 2-3 with one RBI and a walk. The Pittsburgh Pirates are coming into this matchup winners of four of their last five games and are back on track after taking a loss despite starting the season 5-0. In their most recent game, the Pirates defeated the Washington Nationals 7-4 behind a strong outing from Martin Perez who threw 6.2 innings.
Grayson Rodriguez Looks For Another Quality Start Grayson Rodriguez returns to the mound to make his second start of the season after throwing a beautiful six inning performance in his first appearance where he struck out nine batters and only gave up one earned run. The Orioles have very high expectations this season after winning over 100 games a season ago and capturing their first AL East title in a long time. Birdland has been begging for a team they can root for, and now they have one of the brightest young cores in all of Major League Baseball as Adley Rutschman, Gunnar Henderson, Grayson Rodriguez, and many more continue to make their mark in the big leagues. Grayson Rodriguez is 3-2 in his last five starts dating back to last season with a 1.80 ERA and he is also averaging 5.0 innings pitched in those starts. So far this season, the Orioles pitchers have a 3.33 ERA and are holding their opponents to just a .213 batting average which has been very favorable, especially as games start to ramp up here in the early part of the season. Offensively, the Orioles are averaging 6.4 runs per game and have a batting average of .226 which is a little low at the moment, but players are starting to get in their rhythm, and we all know how long the season is and how much time it takes some players to ramp up. In any case, the Orioles have a loaded farm system and a big league squad that is ready to compete for years to come, a recipe that has exemplified success for the O's. Grayson Rodriguez returns to the mound to make his second start of the season after throwing a beautiful six inning performance in his first appearance where he struck out nine batters and only gave up one earned run. The Orioles have very high expectations this season after winning over 100 games a season ago and capturing their first AL East title in a long time. Birdland has been begging for a team they can root for, and now they have one of the brightest young cores in all of Major League Baseball as Adley Rutschman, Gunnar Henderson, Grayson Rodriguez, and many more continue to make their mark in the big leagues. Grayson Rodriguez is 3-2 in his last five starts dating back to last season with a 1.80 ERA and he is also averaging 5.0 innings pitched in those starts. So far this season, the Orioles pitchers have a 3.33 ERA and are holding their opponents to just a .213 batting average which has been very favorable, especially as games start to ramp up here in the early part of the season. Offensively, the Orioles are averaging 6.4 runs per game and have a batting average of .226 which is a little low at the moment, but players are starting to get in their rhythm, and we all know how long the season is and how much time it takes some players to ramp up. In any case, the Orioles have a loaded farm system and a big league squad that is ready to compete for years to come, a recipe that has exemplified success for the O's.
It is no secret that the Pittsburgh Pirates are outplaying their expectations for this season, but in reality they have a really capable team that has been really surprising to start through the first seven games. Almost similar to what baseball fans saw from the Cincinnati Reds to begin last season, the pirates are 6-1 and off to one of their best starts in the last decade. Jared Jones takes the mound for the Pirates in this contest, and in his first start of the season, the Bucs defeated the Marlins 9-3, and Jones had ten strikeouts and gave up three runs on three hits in 5.2 innings of work. As a team, the Pirates have an ERA of 3.79 and are allowing hitters to just a .222 batting average through seven games. This is a Pirates offense that is also much improved from last season as they are averaging 6.5 runs per game and have a batting average of .271 which is more than encouraging, getting off to a hot start from batters one through nine. The Orioles, being a team that is almost becoming a favorite to win every night, are again favored in this game, which makes this matchup even more interesting when thinking about the incredible start the Pirates are off to, and they are the underdogs in this game. This is a Pirates team that knows how to score runs efficiently, which makes this a marquee storyline heading into this game. It is no secret that the Pittsburgh Pirates are outplaying their expectations for this season, but in reality they have a really capable team that has been really surprising to start through the first seven games. Almost similar to what baseball fans saw from the Cincinnati Reds to begin last season, the pirates are 6-1 and off to one of their best starts in the last decade. Jared Jones takes the mound for the Pirates in this contest, and in his first start of the season, the Bucs defeated the Marlins 9-3, and Jones had ten strikeouts and gave up three runs on three hits in 5.2 innings of work. As a team, the Pirates have an ERA of 3.79 and are allowing hitters to just a .222 batting average through seven games. This is a Pirates offense that is also much improved from last season as they are averaging 6.5 runs per game and have a batting average of .271 which is more than encouraging, getting off to a hot start from batters one through nine. The Orioles, being a team that is almost becoming a favorite to win every night, are again favored in this game, which makes this matchup even more interesting when thinking about the incredible start the Pirates are off to, and they are the underdogs in this game. This is a Pirates team that knows how to score runs efficiently, which makes this a marquee storyline heading into this game.
It is really hard to ignore how good the Pirates have been to start the season and although they beat up on a winless Miami Marlins team and a spiraling franchise in the Washington Nationals, I think it is going to be really tough to go up against their first real test in the Baltimore Orioles. While the Pirates are back at home, Grayson Rodriguez is on the mound for the O's and is coming off a really impressive start in his first game on the bump against the Angels. Jared Jones looked good in his first start as well, but he had great strikeout stuff which is going to be difficult against this Orioles offense that hunts fastballs and makes pitchers work - a tough team to go up against for a young pitcher. Take the Orioles -1.5 in this matchup. Want a second opinion on this pick? Visit WinnersAndWhiners.com The over has been really popular between these two teams as the Pirates have hit the over in five of their seven games this season and have been really impressive offensively as they have a team batting average of .271. The Orioles have been equally as impressive on the offensive end, scoring 36 runs through their first six games of the season. While both of these pitchers scheduled for Friday have been impressive early on in the season, they are young pitchers that have faced some adversity, which makes going up against these offenses a tall task. Take the over 8 runs in this matchup.
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