{"id":663155,"date":"2026-04-04T17:58:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T17:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/663155\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T17:58:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T17:58:29","slug":"konnor-griffin-hits-rbi-in-debut-as-pirates-beat-orioles-in-home-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/663155\/","title":{"rendered":"KONNOR GRIFFIN HITS RBI IN DEBUT AS PIRATES BEAT ORIOLES IN HOME OPENER"},"content":{"rendered":"

In his first game as a major-leaguer, Konnor Griffin paid immediate dividends as the Pirates hung on to beat the Baltimore Orioles.\u00a0 Joe Block reports.<\/p>\n

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The sold-out crowd at PNC Park provided a raucous atmosphere.\u00a0 That\u2019s something Pirates Manager Don Kelly said afterwards that he wants to see again, but he knows the team has to earn it.<\/p>\n

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Kelly added that he was impressed not just with Konnor Griffin\u2019s at-bat, but with how the Bucs were able to plate runs in that stretch.<\/p>\n

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The Pirates are back in action against the Orioles this afternoon. \u00a0\u00a0Carmen Mlodzinski will start for the Bucs against the O\u2019s Shane Baz.\u00a0 Due to our commitment to the NCAA Final Four, we will be unable to bring you this afternoon\u2019s Pirates game.<\/p>\n

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