• Gonzales hits another on the button, but it's right at Young. He'll settle for 3 for 4. That's the third out of the Pittsburgh eighth.
• End seventh inning.
• HOME RUN. Moore takes Ashcraft deep to left. Two-run shot. Mariners, 6-0
• End sixth inning. Arozarena's thrown out trying to steal second after a two-out single.
• HOME RUN. Raleigh again. That's 35. And that's it for Falter. The pitch was a 1-0 fastball on the inner half, but I mean ... what pitch is this guy not hitting to the moon this season? They're witnessing something truly special here. Mariners, 4-0
• Two quick outs for Falter in the Seattle sixth. Braxton Ashcraft just got up.
• Ouch. Cruz flies out to shallow center, and Gonzales gets doubled off first, scored 8-3.
• Gonzales 3 for 3 after busting out an infield single. That's earning it. He's 21 for his past 55.
• End fifth inning. Blah.
• End fourth inning. Garver rides one out to the track in center. There's been solid contact off Falter this afternoon, no question.
• HOME RUN. Never mind. Arozarena pokes one out to right. Mariners, 3-0
• Falter operates without fear. Goes right at Raleigh, and gets him swinging through 92.5 mph. I like that in a pitcher.
• Nope. Bart 5-3.
• Awful swing by Frazier to whiff there. Untimely, too. Two outs. It's up to Bart to salvage this.
• Hayes hits what should've been an inning-ending 4-6-3 double play but instead loads the bases without retiring anyone on an errant throw by Young. Ouch.
• Cruz walks.
• Gonzales now 2 for 2 with a one-out RIP into center. Looking strong today.
• End third inning. More silence. Both sides.
• Per the Mariners' PR people here in the press box, Raleigh's home run achieved 115.2 mph, making it the hardest-hit ball of his career.
• End second inning. Falter 1-2-3. Getting that high heater back.
• Woo sets the Pirates down in order in the second. Just smoked Bart to end it.
• End first inning. Falter's stuck with an unearned run out of the two, thanks to Horwitz.
• HOME RUN ... AND WOW, what a shot by Raleigh, the story of the year in Major League Baseball! Murdered right off the barrel to left! His 34th already! And there went the Pirates' pitching scoreless streak at 31 innings. Mariners, 2-0
• Horwitz with an ugly drop at first for an error. Gonzales with a good scoop and throw. Not sure what happened there. Rodriguez reaches after one out.
• Cruz's blooper to left is caught -- impressively by a running Arozarena. Standing O as he trots back to the home dugout. Saved two runs right there.
• Reynolds walks, and Gonzales slices a double to right, both after two outs. Not crazy about holding Reynolds but only because of the outs. Cruz up.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Mariners, Woo to Horwitz, 4:11 p.m. Eastern, 71 degrees, partly sunny
• Sweet flyover for the Fourth.
• The most perfect weather. Man. It's scarcely 70 degrees, just enough sun, slight breeze.
• And for Don Kelly's visitors:
1. Spencer Horwitz, 1B 2. Andrew McCutchen, DH 3. Bryan Reynolds, RF 4. Nick Gonzales, 2B 5. Oneil Cruz, CF 6. Ke'Bryan Hayes, 3B 7. Adam Frazier, LF 8. Joey Bart, C 9. Isiah Kiner-Falefa, SS
• For Dan Wilson's home team:
1. J.P. Crawford, SS 2. Julio Rodriguez, CF 3. Cal Raleigh, DH 4. Randy Arozarena, LF 5. Donovan Solano, 1B 6. Mitch Garver, C 7. Dylan Moore, RF 8. Ben Williamson, 3B 9. Cole Young, 2B
THE ASYLUM
Final: Mariners 6, Pirates 0
• Who: Pirates (38-50) vs. Mariners (45-42)
• What: MLB regular season, Game 89
• When: 4:10 p.m. Eastern
• Where: T-Mobile Park
• Weather: 74°, mostly cloudy
• Pitchers: LHP Bailey Falter (6-3, 3.62 ERA) vs. RHP Bryan Woo (7-4, 2.93 ERA)
• TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh
• Radio: Pirates Radio Network
• Streaming: SNP360, MLB.TV
• Satellite: SiriusXM 178/861/865
• Boxscore: MLB.com
• Media notes: Pirates | Mariners
► FOLLOW ALONG
• End eighth inning.
• Raleigh pops out to left. He stinks.
• Gonzales hits another on the button, but it's right at Young. He'll settle for 3 for 4. That's the third out of the Pittsburgh eighth.
• End seventh inning.
• HOME RUN. Moore takes Ashcraft deep to left. Two-run shot. Mariners, 6-0
• End sixth inning. Arozarena's thrown out trying to steal second after a two-out single.
• HOME RUN. Raleigh again. That's 35. And that's it for Falter. The pitch was a 1-0 fastball on the inner half, but I mean ... what pitch is this guy not hitting to the moon this season? They're witnessing something truly special here. Mariners, 4-0
• Two quick outs for Falter in the Seattle sixth. Braxton Ashcraft just got up.
• Ouch. Cruz flies out to shallow center, and Gonzales gets doubled off first, scored 8-3.
• Gonzales 3 for 3 after busting out an infield single. That's earning it. He's 21 for his past 55.
• End fifth inning. Blah.
• End fourth inning. Garver rides one out to the track in center. There's been solid contact off Falter this afternoon, no question.
• HOME RUN. Never mind. Arozarena pokes one out to right. Mariners, 3-0
• Falter operates without fear. Goes right at Raleigh, and gets him swinging through 92.5 mph. I like that in a pitcher.
• Nope. Bart 5-3.
• Awful swing by Frazier to whiff there. Untimely, too. Two outs. It's up to Bart to salvage this.
• Hayes hits what should've been an inning-ending 4-6-3 double play but instead loads the bases without retiring anyone on an errant throw by Young. Ouch.
• Cruz walks.
• Gonzales now 2 for 2 with a one-out RIP into center. Looking strong today.
• End third inning. More silence. Both sides.
• Per the Mariners' PR people here in the press box, Raleigh's home run achieved 115.2 mph, making it the hardest-hit ball of his career.
• End second inning. Falter 1-2-3. Getting that high heater back.
• Woo sets the Pirates down in order in the second. Just smoked Bart to end it.
• End first inning. Falter's stuck with an unearned run out of the two, thanks to Horwitz.
• HOME RUN ... AND WOW, what a shot by Raleigh, the story of the year in Major League Baseball! Murdered right off the barrel to left! His 34th already! And there went the Pirates' pitching scoreless streak at 31 innings. Mariners, 2-0
• Horwitz with an ugly drop at first for an error. Gonzales with a good scoop and throw. Not sure what happened there. Rodriguez reaches after one out.
• Cruz's blooper to left is caught -- impressively by a running Arozarena. Standing O as he trots back to the home dugout. Saved two runs right there.
• Reynolds walks, and Gonzales slices a double to right, both after two outs. Not crazy about holding Reynolds but only because of the outs. Cruz up.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Mariners, Woo to Horwitz, 4:11 p.m. Eastern, 71 degrees, partly sunny
• Sweet flyover for the Fourth.
• The most perfect weather. Man. It's scarcely 70 degrees, just enough sun, slight breeze.
• And for Don Kelly's visitors:
1. Spencer Horwitz, 1B
2. Andrew McCutchen, DH
3. Bryan Reynolds, RF
4. Nick Gonzales, 2B
5. Oneil Cruz, CF
6. Ke'Bryan Hayes, 3B
7. Adam Frazier, LF
8. Joey Bart, C
9. Isiah Kiner-Falefa, SS
• For Dan Wilson's home team:
1. J.P. Crawford, SS
2. Julio Rodriguez, CF
3. Cal Raleigh, DH
4. Randy Arozarena, LF
5. Donovan Solano, 1B
6. Mitch Garver, C
7. Dylan Moore, RF
8. Ben Williamson, 3B
9. Cole Young, 2B
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