There is always baseball happening — almost too much baseball for one person to follow themselves.Don’t worry, we’re here to help you by figuring out what you missed but shouldn’t have. Here are all the best moments from the weekend in Major League Baseball:Pirates win fifth-straightAre the Pirates good? It’s a little too early for that question, given it’s still the first week of April, but Pittsburgh has been good so far and that’s not nothing. The Pirates swept the visiting Orioles over the weekend, giving them five-straight victories and a 6-3 record on the season. Some of the newer Pirates did their part to show off, like free agent signing Ryan O’Hearn. O’Hearn has been mashing so far, batting .367/.459/.700 on the season, and drilled his third homer of the year on Sunday off of Orioles’ starter Chris Bassitt, a 402-foot shot on a 3-0 fastball that Bassitt left up in the zone.Konnor Griffin might not be new to the organization, but he did make his big-league debut on Friday in the Pirates’ home opener. The top prospect in the game and 2024 first-round pick didn’t get much hitting done in his first three games, but the shortstop reminded the crowd that he’s not just around for his bat.And then there is center fielder Oneil Cruz, who made some headlines on Opening Day for misplaying some balls, but he’s been making up for that with his bat since. Cruz crushed a 91-mph pitch inside off of reliever Cade Povich, 415 feet to straightaway center, to put Pittsburgh up 8-1 on Sunday.The Orioles would score a second run and no more, with starting pitcher Braxton Ashcraft going six innings with just one run allowed while striking out eight. The right-hander didn’t allow a walk and gave up just four hits, then the bullpen mostly shut Baltimore down the rest of the way for the W.Are the Orioles bad? It’s too early to answer that question, too, but a 3-6 start is not going to make an already uphill battle in the AL East any easier.White Sox sweep Blue JaysLuckily for the Orioles, they weren’t the only team from their division to struggle this weekend. The Blue Jays have now lost four in a row thanks to the White Sox hitting them with the three-game sweep. Yes, the White Sox, losers of 102 games a year ago, getting out the brooms for the defending American League champions. It’s early, yes, but those wins and losses are in the bank.Chicago won in extra innings on Friday in their home opener, plating a pair of runs in the bottom of…
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