Published Mar 10, 8:07pm ET by
Paul Lebowitz - Betting Preview Analyst and Sports Writer
Last updated Mar 10, 8:07pm ET
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Updated Mar 10, 8:07pm ET
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| Baltimore Orioles | -145 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | +125 |
The Pirates are hoping their veteran additions of Ryan O'Hearn and Marcell Ozuna join with young stars Paul Skenes and Oneil Cruz to leap into contention. So far this spring, they have looked good, winning 12 of their first 17 games.
Against the Orioles, non-roster invitee Noah Davis hopes to stake a claim to make the roster to start the season. Davis has made 2 appearances and struggled, throwing 5 innings, allowing 4 earned runs, and 6 hits. On the bright side, he's struck out 6 while not walking anyone.
Skenes, Cruz, and Gregory Soto are away, playing for their respective countries in the WBC.
At the plate, their hottest spring hitter has been Yordany De Los Santos, batting .500 with 3 homers. Konnor Griffin is only batting .208, but has 3 homers. O'Hearn is batting .438 with a 1.420 OPS and 2 homers.
Baltimore has a new manager in Craig Albernaz. The organization spent big this past offseason, signing Pete Alonso, Chris Bassitt, and Ryan Helsley.
Against the Pirates, they send Kyle Bradish to the hill. Bradish returned from Tommy John surgery last season and made 6 appearances, posting a 2.53 ERA in 6 starts. He will be a key part of Baltimore's rotation this season.
He's made 2 appearances this spring, tossing 5 innings, allowing 7 hits, and 4 earned runs. He's K'd 7 and walked 1.
Vance Honeycutt, the O's 2024 1st round draft pick, is tearing it up batting .625 with 4 homers. Alonso has 2 homers in 29 plate appearances. Young Coby Mayo is hitting .500 with a 1.195 OPS in 26 plate appearances.
Both teams hope that they will make a marked improvement this season. The starting pitchers represent two individual objectives. Davis simply wants to make the team and is running out of chances as he has struggled. Bradish is a critical part of the Orioles' season.
The Pirates have been playing well. But this game is being held in the Orioles' spring home. With the way several Baltimore players are hitting and the on-paper mismatch on the mound, this one will go the Orioles' way.
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