Pirates take road skid into matchup with the Orioles

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Pittsburgh Pirates (64-82, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Baltimore Orioles (68-77, fifth in the AL East)

Baltimore; Thursday, 1:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Johan Oviedo (2-0, 2.70 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 24 strikeouts); Orioles: Cade Povich (3-7, 5.16 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 103 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Orioles -149, Pirates +125; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates will aim to stop their three-game road skid in a matchup against the Baltimore Orioles.

Baltimore is 35-38 in home games and 68-77 overall. The Orioles are 30-14 in games when they did not give up a home run.

Pittsburgh has a 64-82 record overall and a 22-49 record on the road. The Pirates have the sixth-ranked team ERA in the NL at 3.88.

The matchup Thursday is the third time these teams meet this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ryan Mountcastle has 18 doubles, five home runs and 31 RBIs for the Orioles. Jeremiah Jackson is 11 for 42 with two doubles and four home runs over the last 10 games.

Andrew McCutchen has 22 doubles and 13 home runs for the Pirates. Spencer Horwitz is 8 for 30 with three doubles and a home run over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 8-2, .235 batting average, 3.03 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs

Pirates: 4-6, .200 batting average, 3.40 ERA, outscored by five runs

INJURIES: Orioles: Samuel Basallo: day-to-day (hand), Dean Kremer: day-to-day (forearm), Brandon Young: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Scott Blewett: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gary Sanchez: 60-Day IL (knee), Jordan Westburg: 10-Day IL (ankle), Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Adley Rutschman: 10-Day IL (oblique), Zach Eflin: 60-Day IL (back), Tyler O'Neill: 10-Day IL (wrist), Colin Selby: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Grayson Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Pirates: Ronny Simon: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Jack Suwinski: 10-Day IL (groin), Endy Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Enmanuel Valdez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Lawrence: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jared Jones: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.