Orioles Spoil Pirates’ Home Opener, 5-2

April 6, 2024 3:56 am

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ryan O’Hearn, Gunnar Henderson and Cedric Mullins homered, Grayson Rodriguez pitched 6 1/3 strong innings and the Baltimore Orioles beat Pittsburgh 5-2 to spoil a Pirates home opener that was played through occasional snow flurries. Rodriguez gave up solo homers to Oneil Cruz and Jared Triolo among six hits. He struck out seven and walked two in a matchup with fellow 22-year-old Jared Jones. Jones allowed two runs on six hits in six innings. The rookie has induced 43 swings and misses, the most in a player’s first two starts since Major League Baseball started tracking pitches in 2008.