The Pittsburgh Pirates and Baltimore Orioles are playing live on the MLB schedule on Thursday and the matchup comes from Oriole Park at Camden Yards at 4:05 pm ET and has the two teams looking to win and the matchup will be streaming online from MLB.com and has an interleague series finishing up before the weekend matchups and this is the first of a doubleheader.
The Orioles are welcoming back Manny Machado and the team has a day night double going for the Thursday games, as they had their matchup on Wednesday postponed for rain like other east coast teams and now they play two. Chris Tillman will pitch in the second game for the O's and in the first game it will be Bud Norris against Charlie Morton and the two pitchers are looking to get on track this season.
The Pirates have started off the season slow and they are just 10-16 after making the playoffs last season and they have a much tougher division to deal with, as the Brewers have now joined the Cardinals and the Reds as teams that are looking good in the central. The Brewers are the best team in baseball right now and the Pirates are looking to get things in order heading into May after the slow start in April.
The Pirates come into the game ranked 27th in runs and batting average so far this season, while the team is 26th in on base and 28th in slugging percentage and now they will look to get things in order on Thursday. The pitching is ranked 13th in ERA and 13th in quality starts and they are also 12th in WHIP and 16th in BAA and they are looking to get that going more consistently as well.
The Orioles are ranked 16th in runs this season and fifth in batting average and they are also 14th in slugging and on base percentage. The team is ranked near the bottom of the league in pitching now, as they are 25th in ERA and 28th in quality starts and they are also last in BAA.
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