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Hardy, Schoop, Trumbo homer, Orioles beat Pirates

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SARASOTA, Fla. -- J.J. Hardy, Jonathan Schoop and Mark Trumbo all homered as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Pittsburgh Pirates to 6-5 on Thursday.

Trumbo hit a two-run homer and Schoop a solo shot off Pittsburgh starter Jonathon Niese. Hardy connected off Jorge Rondon.

It was Trumbo's fourth home run, Schoop's third and Hardy's first.

Niese worked six innings, allowing four runs on six hits.

Tyler Wilson, who begin the season in the rotation if Kevin Gausman starts out on the disabled list, allowed Matt Joyce's home run in the first. He gave up the run on two hits in three innings.

Baltimore relievers Zach Britton and Darren O'Day worked on consecutive days for the first time this season. Britton pitched a scoreless seventh, O'Day allowed three runs in the eighth.

Joey Rickard's ninth-inning RBI single won the game.

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