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The Baltimore Orioles have won five in a row. The last thing that happened this season was a 10-game winning streak.
The Orioles will try to keep the momentum going for a three-game sweep over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates in Sunday afternoon's series finale.
With his 6-3 result on Saturday, the Orioles are in danger of his second straight series sweep. Baltimore relief pitchers combined he went 4 innings without a hit. This is a remarkable achievement considering how the bullpen composition has changed in this past week.
"Our bullpen is a little different now," said director Brandon Hyde. "Other players would pitch in key moments and they would answer the bell."
The clutch hit came from several new sources, Saturday's pinch hitter Ryan McKenna Not to mention the 2-run double, the offensive rise may be masking what has been giving the Orioles all the boost in general. Season.
"Our defenses are not spoken enough," said Hyde. “How well we played on defense, that won us a lot of games.
Pirates have battled many factors that seem to be cornered: they fear that they may have only one catcher. It started the series, but the series opener was delayed by rain before the game, with Jose Godoy coming in from Triple-A and another catcher on board.
} These types of situations are often a concern for Pirates juggling lineups, and outfielder Bry Madriss has been replaced as first baseman from time to time in this series. I'm just trying to get used to it and challenge myself with my job," Madriz said. "It's paying off."
Pirates have to deal with all sorts of challenges. Over a weekend dubbed the team's 30th anniversary at Camden Yards, an enthusiastic crowd attended Saturday's game and drew the Orioles.
"The best crowd I've had since I've been here," said Hyde. "They were loud. They were energetic. We appreciated that and it was a lot of fun for our mates to play in front of them." of Spencer Watkins (4-1, 3.80 ERA) will be Baltimore's starter on Sunday. He has won three of his last four starts, giving up just one run each win.
He has not walked in his last two starts covering a total of 11 1/3 innings. The Orioles have won six of Watkins' last seven times on the mound.
The Pirates will use right-handed Bryce Wilson (1-6, 6.20) as a starter. Wilson is 0-3 and has been undecided in the last four road starts.
Wilson has been plagued with home runs, and in the past six games he has given up three long balls in two starts.
Watkins never played against pirates. Wilson gave up one run in one inning of relief in his only game against the Orioles when he was with the Atlanta Braves in 2020.
– Field Level Media
