Overview
- Three losses in Pittsburgh, capped by Sunday's 8-2 defeat, have the Orioles at 3-6 after nine games.
- Starter Chris Bassitt lasted two innings Sunday and gave up six earned runs, leaving him with a 14.21 ERA through two starts.
- Baltimore's lineup managed eight runs across the three-game series and struggled to square up Pirates pitching.
- Big-ticket addition Pete Alonso accepted blame for poor execution and is hitting .229 with one home run after a quiet 1-for-12 series.
- Left fielder Taylor Ward has been an early bright spot after arriving in the Grayson Rodriguez trade, while lefty Cade Povich covered 5.2 relief innings to spare a taxed bullpen.