For the first time in 2026, the Orioles head out on the road, but they don’t have to go too far. They will begin the six-game trip with a weekend in Pittsburgh.
Thankfully, we won’t be seeing Paul Skenes since he just started on Wednesday. However, we will get the privilege of watching Konnor Griffin, the top prospect in all of baseball according to some outlets, make his major league debut. It seems the Pirates sent him down at the end of the spring just so they could save him for the home opener.
They might even sign him to an extension before long.
And let’s not forget about old friend Ryan O’Hearn. The O’s dealt him to the Padres at last year’s deadline, and then he inked a two-year deal with the Pirates in January. So far it looks like a good bit of business. He owns a .421/.522/.737 slash line through five games, and has already gone deep twice.
Kyle Bradish is on the bump for the Birds. His first start of the year was OK. He threw 83 pitches over 4.2 innings, struggling with his control quite a bit. His fastball velocity also seemed to be down. The sinker was averaging 93.5 mph against the Twins. He’s usually closer to 95 (94.7 mph in 2025). Hopefully that is just some early-season rust.
If you need more info, our very own John Beers wrote up a more in-depth preview of the series earlier today.
Let’s go get that W!
Orioles lineup
- Taylor Ward, LF
- Gunnar Henderson, SS
- Pete Alonso, 1B
- Adley Rutschman, C
- Samuel Basallo, DH
- Dylan Beavers, RF
- Jeremiah Jackson, 2B
- Colton Cowser, CF
- Blaze Alexander, 3B
RHP Kyle Bradish (0-1, 3.86 ERA, 4.2 IP, 4 K)
Pirates lineup
- Oneil Cruz, CF
- Brandon Lowe, 2B
- Bryan Reynolds, LF
- Marcell Ozuna, DH
- Ryan O’Hearn, RF
- Spencer Horwitz, 1B
- Konnor Griffin, SS
- Jared Triolo, 3B
- Henry Davis, C
RHP Mitch Keller (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 6 IP, 3 K)
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