• Cutch whiffs. That's two. It's down to Reynolds.
• Horwitz goes down swinging. That's one.
• Welp, here goes. Andrés Muñoz in to close. Top of the order.
• Puts up a zero. We'll see if it matters.
• Dennis Santana's turn. Seattle eighth.
• IKF 4-3.
• Bart beats out a double play. Still one aboard for IKF. Two outs.
• Pham with a one-out walk.
• Matt Brash on to pitch for Seattle. Dude gets his own lights-out dramatic intro for some insane reason ... for the eighth inning.
• Cruz looks at strike three. Another 1-2-3 for Castillo, who'll finally exit.
• End sixth inning. Mattson needs some help carrying a certain part of his anatomical structure off the field. Wow. Whiffs Rodriguez in style.
• Might not feel like it, but this game's very much within reach. Just need a stop. Rodriguez up.
• Young's hit by a pitch, and Crawford walks. Bases loaded. Don Kelly's out and calling for Isaac Mattson.
• RUN. Williamson doubles into the gap in right-center on a 3-1 count. Almost a nice escape for Ferguson, but nope. Mariners, 1-0
• Pinch-hitter Donovan Solano grounds out sharply to Hayes in a drawn-in infield. Two down. Williamson up.
• Raley's broken-bat groundout to first moves Polanco to third.
• Polanco welcomes Ferguson with a leadoff double into the left field corner.
• That's it for Burrows. Here's Caleb Ferguson for the Seattle sixth. Another strong start. Five scoreless innings, three hits.
• Cutch lasers one to left, but for the second time tonight, it's just a hard out. A third out.
• Horwitz drills a single to right after two outs. He has both of the Pirates' hits.
• End fifth inning. Arozarena rung up again. What a pitch. No complaints this time. That's all Burrows. Leaves runners at the corners.
• Rodriguez steals third without a throw.
• Raleigh walks. Two aboard for Arozarena. Who got hosed last time up.
• Rodriguez works a two-out walk, and that brings Oscar Marin out to meet with Burrows. Raleigh's up.
• Three more up, three more down.
• End fourth inning. Nothing doing. Williamson pops out to Reynolds.
• Canzone with a two-out double off the base of the fence in center here in the Seattle fourth.
• Gonzales 4-3. Third out.
• Reynolds whiffs.
• Cutch whiffs.
• Horwitz opens the fourth by rapping a single into right-center. First hit.
• End third inning. Arozarena strands two by getting rung up on the slider, even though it was well outside. Chris Guccione strikes.
• Rodriguez 6-3. IKF looks runner back. Easy call to put Raleigh on. Crowd boos.
• Crawford with a one-out ground-rule double to left here in the Seattle third.
• Nine up, nine down.
• Bart swings right through 97 ... dead-red, too. Ow.
• End second inning. K and a 6-4 force. Some solid contact and aggressive swings on Burrows early, which gives me some pause. We'll see.
• Raley with a bunt single on Hayes? That's earning it. One out, one on.
• Six up, six down for Castillo.
• End first inning. Arozarena caught looking, and it's an egg for Burrows.
• Reynolds whiffs on a dazzler of a two-seamer. Mark Prior-like action. Pulled away from him.
• Oh, my! Rodriguez getting it done out in center. Cutch creamed that ball, but Julio crashed into the fence to turn it into the second out. What a player he is.
• Man, Horwitz was a mile behind every pitch in that at-bat. Not a good look.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Mariners, Castillo to Horwitz, 10:11 p.m. Eastern, 71 degrees, clear.
• Just a gorgeous night for baseball here in the Pacific Northwest. Roof open. Couldn't be better.
• For Don Kelly's Pirates:
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. Tommy Pham, LF 8. Joey Bart, C 9. Isiah Kiner-Falefa, SS
• Dan Wilson's starting nine:
1. J.P. Crawford, SS 2. Julio Rodriguez, CF 3. Cal Raleigh, C 4. Randy Arozarena, LF 5. Jorge Polanco, DH 6. Luke Raley, 1B 7. Dominic Canzone, RF 8. Ben Williamson, 3B 9. Cole Young, 2B
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THE ASYLUM
Dejan Kovacevic
11:02 pm - 07.04.2025SeattleFinal: Mariners 1, Pirates 0
• Who: Pirates (38-51) vs. Mariners (46-42)
• What: MLB regular season, Game 90
• When: 10:10 p.m. Eastern
• Where: T-Mobile Park
• Weather: 72°, mostly sunny
• Pitchers: RHP Mike Burrows (1-2, 4.15 ERA) vs. RHP Luis Castillo (4-5, 3.55 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
• Final: Reynolds pops up to left. Yuck.
• Cutch whiffs. That's two. It's down to Reynolds.
• Horwitz goes down swinging. That's one.
• Welp, here goes. Andrés Muñoz in to close. Top of the order.
• Puts up a zero. We'll see if it matters.
• Dennis Santana's turn. Seattle eighth.
• IKF 4-3.
• Bart beats out a double play. Still one aboard for IKF. Two outs.
• Pham with a one-out walk.
• Matt Brash on to pitch for Seattle. Dude gets his own lights-out dramatic intro for some insane reason ... for the eighth inning.
• Cruz looks at strike three. Another 1-2-3 for Castillo, who'll finally exit.
• End sixth inning. Mattson needs some help carrying a certain part of his anatomical structure off the field. Wow. Whiffs Rodriguez in style.
• Might not feel like it, but this game's very much within reach. Just need a stop. Rodriguez up.
• Young's hit by a pitch, and Crawford walks. Bases loaded. Don Kelly's out and calling for Isaac Mattson.
• RUN. Williamson doubles into the gap in right-center on a 3-1 count. Almost a nice escape for Ferguson, but nope. Mariners, 1-0
• Pinch-hitter Donovan Solano grounds out sharply to Hayes in a drawn-in infield. Two down. Williamson up.
• Raley's broken-bat groundout to first moves Polanco to third.
• Polanco welcomes Ferguson with a leadoff double into the left field corner.
• That's it for Burrows. Here's Caleb Ferguson for the Seattle sixth. Another strong start. Five scoreless innings, three hits.
• Cutch lasers one to left, but for the second time tonight, it's just a hard out. A third out.
• Horwitz drills a single to right after two outs. He has both of the Pirates' hits.
• End fifth inning. Arozarena rung up again. What a pitch. No complaints this time. That's all Burrows. Leaves runners at the corners.
• Rodriguez steals third without a throw.
• Raleigh walks. Two aboard for Arozarena. Who got hosed last time up.
• Rodriguez works a two-out walk, and that brings Oscar Marin out to meet with Burrows. Raleigh's up.
• Three more up, three more down.
• End fourth inning. Nothing doing. Williamson pops out to Reynolds.
• Canzone with a two-out double off the base of the fence in center here in the Seattle fourth.
• Gonzales 4-3. Third out.
• Reynolds whiffs.
• Cutch whiffs.
• Horwitz opens the fourth by rapping a single into right-center. First hit.
• End third inning. Arozarena strands two by getting rung up on the slider, even though it was well outside. Chris Guccione strikes.
• Rodriguez 6-3. IKF looks runner back. Easy call to put Raleigh on. Crowd boos.
• Crawford with a one-out ground-rule double to left here in the Seattle third.
• Nine up, nine down.
• Bart swings right through 97 ... dead-red, too. Ow.
• End second inning. K and a 6-4 force. Some solid contact and aggressive swings on Burrows early, which gives me some pause. We'll see.
• Raley with a bunt single on Hayes? That's earning it. One out, one on.
• Six up, six down for Castillo.
• End first inning. Arozarena caught looking, and it's an egg for Burrows.
• Reynolds whiffs on a dazzler of a two-seamer. Mark Prior-like action. Pulled away from him.
• Oh, my! Rodriguez getting it done out in center. Cutch creamed that ball, but Julio crashed into the fence to turn it into the second out. What a player he is.
• Man, Horwitz was a mile behind every pitch in that at-bat. Not a good look.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Mariners, Castillo to Horwitz, 10:11 p.m. Eastern, 71 degrees, clear.
• Just a gorgeous night for baseball here in the Pacific Northwest. Roof open. Couldn't be better.
• For Don Kelly's Pirates:
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. Tommy Pham, LF
8. Joey Bart, C
9. Isiah Kiner-Falefa, SS
• Dan Wilson's starting nine:
1. J.P. Crawford, SS
2. Julio Rodriguez, CF
3. Cal Raleigh, C
4. Randy Arozarena, LF
5. Jorge Polanco, DH
6. Luke Raley, 1B
7. Dominic Canzone, RF
8. Ben Williamson, 3B
9. Cole Young, 2B
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