Orioles face the Pirates with 1-0 series lead

Baltimore Orioles (5-2) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (6-2)

Pittsburgh; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Tyler Wells (0-1, 4.50 ERA, 0.83 WHIP, seven strikeouts); Pirates: Bailey Falter (0-0, 13.50 ERA, 2.00 WHIP, two strikeouts)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Orioles -135, Pirates +115; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles play the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 1-0 series lead.

Pittsburgh went 76-86 overall and 39-42 in home games last season. The Pirates averaged 8.0 hits per game last season and totaled 159 home runs.

Baltimore had a 101-61 record overall and a 52-29 record in road games last season. The Orioles averaged 8.6 hits per game last season and totaled 183 home runs.

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)

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