PIRATES

• Who: Pirates (3-3) vs. Orioles (3-3)
• What: 145th franchise home opener
• When: 4:12 p.m.
• Where: PNC Park
• Pitchers: RHP Mitch Keller (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Kyle Bradish (0-1, 3.86 ERA)
• TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh, MASN (Maryland)
• Stream: SNP 360 (local), MLB.tv (out of market)
• Radio: Pirates Radio Network
• Satellite: SiriusXM 179/861
• Boxscore: MLB.com
• Media notes: Pirates | Orioles

► FOLLOW ALONG

• Final: Alonso's strikeout ends the game and the Pirates take advantage of a four-run second inning highlighted by Griffin's RBI double and Keller's six inning start to defeat the Orioles, 5-4, at PNC Park.

• HOME RUN: Henderson homers to right center field to cut the lead to one. Pirates, 5-4.

• Ward called out on check-swing. 

• Alexander goes down swinging to begin the ninth. 

• Gregory Soto gets the call from Kelly to pitch the ninth. 

• A: 38,986 (sellout)

• Dennis Santana into the game to start the eighth inning and Jake Mangum comes into the game to play left field with O'Hearn shifting to right field and Reynolds is out of the game. 

• Montgomery closes out the inning by striking out Basallo with runners on second and third base. 

• Mason Montgomery coming into game to relieve Ramirez after team lost ABS challenge to give Alonso the free pass to first base. 

• RUN: Ward lines a double to center, Alexander scores easily from first base. Pirates, 5-3

• Yohan Ramirez gets the call for the seventh after Keller goes six innings, allowing two runs on six hits, four walks, and four strikeouts. 

• Tyler Wells is into the game for the Orioles. 

• Griffin is the first teenager to reach base at least twice in his MLB debut since Jurickson Profar with the Rangers in 2012. He's the first Pirate to accomplish that feat since Bobby Del Greco in 1952.

• Even the ABS challenge win for Griffin elicits a roar of approval from the PNC Park faithful. All for naught as he goes down swinging. 

• RUN: O'Hearn with a professional at-bat to flick a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Reynolds. Pirates, 5-2

• Dietrich Enns is now pitching for the Orioles. 

• RUN: Rutschman doubles to center, ball kicked away from Cruz. Pirates, 4-2. 

• RUN: Henderson doubles down the right field line to score Alexander. Pirates, 4-1

• Cruz and O'Hearn almost collide, ball is caught but concerns continue defensively for Cruz. 

• RUN: Cruz drives in Davis with an RBI single. Four straight hits. Pirates, 4-0

• RUN: Turns out hitting is indeed contagious. Davis doubles and Triolo scores from first. Pirates, 3-0

• RUN: Griffin scores from second base, all that speed.... Triolo with the RBI single. Pirates, 2-0.

• RUN: Griffin hammers RBI double to center, scores O'Hearn from first base. Pirates, 1-0.

• Keller out of trouble after allowing a one-out single to Beavers. Induces a 6-4-3 double play to end the top of the second. 

• Lowe doubles in the first but he's stranded. 

• Rutschman rolls out to Griffin for his first putout, a 6-unassisted force.

• Alonso rung up.

• Henderson lines out to right after a 3-1 count. A settling.

• Six-pitch walk to Ward.

• First pitch: Keller to Ward, 76 degrees, cloudy

• Don Kelly’s lineup: 

1. Oneil Cruz, CF
2. Brandon Lowe, 2B
3. Bryan Reynolds, LF
4. Marcell Ozuna, DH
5. Ryan O’Hearn, RF
6. Spencer Horwitz, 1B
7. Konnor Griffin, SS
8. Jared Triolo, 3B
9. Henry Davis, C

• Craig Albernaz's lineup: 

1. Taylor Ward, LF
2. Gunnar Henderson, SS
3. Pete Alonso, 1B
4. Adley Rutschman, C
5. Samuel Basallo, DH
6. Dylan Beavers, RF
7. Jeremiah Jackson, 2B
8. Colton Cowser, CF
9. Blaze Alexander, 3B

• It's not just another day around here. José Negron and Eric Bowser will handle pregame availabilities and festivities, beginning with the clubhouse opening at 11:25 a.m., Konnor Griffin being taken to the press conference room at the same time, Don Kelly's pregame session in that same room at 12:15 p.m., batting practice at 12:45, and Greg Brown's ceremonies at 3:45.

I'll be along, too, and handle this file.