Joey Rickard continued his push to make the Orioles' Opening Day roster with a pinch-hit winner Thursday.
The Orioles' Rule 5 draft pick came off the bench in the bottom of the ninth of a tie game with one out and two men in scoring position. He proceeded to end it with a walk-off RBI single for a 6-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Xavier Avery began the rally with a one-out single and Garabez Rosa followed with a double before Rickard's knock at Ed Smith Stadium. Rickard is now batting .