• Who: Pirates (39-39) vs. Mariners (40-39) • What: MLB regular season, Game 79 • When: 6:40 p.m. • Where: PNC Park • Pitchers: RHP Mitch Keller (5-4, 5.25 ERA) vs. RHP George Kirby (5-7, 4.10 ERA) • Streaming: SportsNet Pittsburgh, Mariners.TV • Radio: Pirates Radio Network • Satellite: SiriusXM 176/861 •Boxscore: DKPS • Medianotes: Pirates | Mariners
► FOLLOW ALONG
• Ballgame. Andrés Muñoz strikes out the side in order in the ninth. The Pirates fall below .500 at 39-40, losing to the Mariners, 3-2.
• Horwitz strikes out on a 101-mph fastball.
• Callihan strikes out swinging. Muñoz bringing triple-digit heat.
• Tyler Callihan is pinch hitting for Triolo to lead off the ninth.
• Andrés Muñoz is in to close this out for Seattle.
• Crawford pops out to shortstop. Last chance for the home team.
• Emerson strikes out.
• Robles pops out to first base.
• Young walks.
• Dennis Santana is in to pitch the ninth.
• Mangum flies out to center.
• Ozuna is rung up on strike three, but very confidently challenges and wins. He walks. Henry Davis is pinch running for him. Runner on first and second for Mangum. Two down.
• Rodríguez strikes out swinging.
• Cook steals second.
• O'Hearn singles to right. Billy Cook goes in to pinch run for him.
• Gonzales strikes out.
• Eduard Bazardo is in to pitch for the Mariners.
• Mattson pitches a perfect eighth. Pumped the fastball, generating two whiffs that inning.
• Arozarena strikes out swinging.
• Isaac Mattson is in to pitch the eighth for the Pirates.
• Reynolds grounds out weakly to Ferrer. The top of the order goes down in order. Onto the eighth.
• Lowe lines out to right field.
• Paid attendance: 16,015
• Southpaw José A. Ferrer is in to pitch for the Mariners.
• Montgomery strikes out Rodríguez. Limits the damage, but now the Pirates trail. Stretch time.
• Raleigh strikes out. Two down.
• Crawford singles. O'Hearn's throw to the infield goes awry and Crawford moves up to second. Runners on second and third with one out for Raleigh.
• Emerson strikes out. One down.
• Robles steals second.
• Robles walks. Kelly comes out and takes the ball from Keller. This went from a really nice outing to barely a quality start and now on the hook for a loss. Mason Montgomery is in to pitch.
• HOME RUN: After Luke Raley leads off the seventh with a double, North Allegheny alum Cole Young takes Mitch Keller deep to right field. Mariners, 3-2
• Raley leads off the seventh with a double.
• Keller staying in to start the seventh inning.
• Triolo pops out to second. Onto the seventh.
• Mangum reaches with two outs. Could be either an error or hit. Tough call. Winds up an error.
• Ozuna strikes out again. Two down.
• Rodríguez flies out to left. Nice sliding catch by Robles.
• Arozarena flies out to right.
• Naylor steals second.
• Naylor reaches on a flare to left field.
• Rodríguez lines out to third.
• Raleigh flies out to center.
• O'Hearn lines one softly to first. Naylor struggles with it, but winds up catching it.
• Gonzales grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Lowe moves up to third.
• Reynolds walks.
• Lowe leads off the fifth with a double down the right-field line. Hustled that one out.
• Crawford flies out to center. Halfway home.
• Emerson reaches with a two-out single.
• Robles strikes out swinging.
• Young grounds out to second to start the Seattle fifth.
• Horwitz goes down swinging. Quiet fourth for the Pirates.
• Triolo draws a two-out walk.
• Mangum goes down swinging, too.
• Ozuna strikes out swinging to start the Pittsburgh fourth.
• Raley flies out to center. Just the one run allowed by Keller in the fourth.
• Arozarena strikes out swinging. Two down.
• Naylor single to left field.
• Nice catch by O'Hearn near the wall in right to get Rodríguez out.
• HOME RUN: Cal Raleigh takes Mitch Keller deep over the Clemente Wall to lead off the fourth. Pirates, 2-1
• Rodríguez strikes out swinging to end the third.
• O'Hearn pops out to shortstop. Two down.
• RUN: Nick Gonzales reaches on an infield single. An error is charged to Josh Naylor at first, missing the throw from J.P. Crawford, allowing Brandon Lowe to score. Pirates, 2-0
• Reynolds extends his on-base streak to 28 games with a one-out single, just out of reach of a diving Crawfords at third. Two on, one out for Gonzales.
• Lowe singles to right field. One on, one out for Reynolds.
• Horwitz flies out to center.
• Keller strikes out Crawford. That's a 1-2-3 inning.
• Emerson also flies out to left. Two down.
• Robles flies out to left to start the third.
• Trilo grounds out to third to end the inning.
• Kirby picks off Mangum, catching him in a rundown. However, Mangum gets back to first safely when Kirby drops the throw to tag out Mangum back at first. Officially scored as a pickoff, caught stealing, 1-3-4-1, error on the pitcher.
• Mangum grounds into a fielder's choice. Ozuna out at second.
• RUN: Marcell Ozuna follows up the double by Endy Rodríguez with a line drive to center field, driving in the first run of the game. Pirates, 1-0
• Rodríguez lines one to right center for a one-out double. Pirates have a runner in scoring position.
• O'Hearn flies out to left to start the Pittsburgh second.
• Arozarena is wiped out on a slick 4-6-3 double play. Seattle second comes to an end.
• Raley flies out to left.
• Arozarena reaches on a wild pitch after striking out. Giving away free bases isn't ideal for winning.
• Gonzales reaches on an infield single. The throw by Emerson at shortstop gets past Naylor at first base. Horwitz moves up to third with ease on the throw, but Gonzales waited far too long to take off for second and was thrown out in plenty of time. Inning over.
• Red-hot Reynolds flies out to center. Two down.
• Lowe flies out to left. One down.
• Horwitz makes Kirby throw nine pitches, then lines one into left center for a leadoff single. Nice at-bat to set the tone.
• Naylor flies out to O'Hearn moving to his right for the final out of the Seattle first.
• O'Hearn battles the sun and makes a difficult catch off the bat of Rodríguez. Two down.
• Raleigh flies out to Mangum in center.
• FIRST PITCH: J.P. Crawford flares the first pitch from Mitch Keller into left field for a leadoff single, and we're underway from PNC Park.
• Don Kelly's lineup:
1. Spencer Horwitz, 1B 2. Brandon Lowe, 2B 3. Bryan Reynolds, LF 4. Nick Gonzales, 3B 5. Ryan O'Hearn, RF 6. Endy Rodríguez, C 7. Marcell Ozuna, DH 8. Jake Mangum, CF 9. Jared Triolo, SS
• Dan Wilson's lineup for the visiting Mariners:
1. J.P. Crawford, 3B 2. Cal Raleigh, C 3. Julio Rodríguez, CF 4. Josh Naylor, 1B 5. Randy Arozarena, DH 6. Luke Raley, RF 7. Cole Young, 2B 8. Victor Robles, LF 9. Colt Emerson, SS
THE ASYLUM
Final: Mariners 3, Pirates 2
• Who: Pirates (39-39) vs. Mariners (40-39)
• What: MLB regular season, Game 79
• When: 6:40 p.m.
• Where: PNC Park
• Pitchers: RHP Mitch Keller (5-4, 5.25 ERA) vs. RHP George Kirby (5-7, 4.10 ERA)
• Streaming: SportsNet Pittsburgh, Mariners.TV
• Radio: Pirates Radio Network
• Satellite: SiriusXM 176/861
• Boxscore: DKPS
• Media notes: Pirates | Mariners
► FOLLOW ALONG
• Ballgame. Andrés Muñoz strikes out the side in order in the ninth. The Pirates fall below .500 at 39-40, losing to the Mariners, 3-2.
• Horwitz strikes out on a 101-mph fastball.
• Callihan strikes out swinging. Muñoz bringing triple-digit heat.
• Tyler Callihan is pinch hitting for Triolo to lead off the ninth.
• Andrés Muñoz is in to close this out for Seattle.
• Crawford pops out to shortstop. Last chance for the home team.
• Emerson strikes out.
• Robles pops out to first base.
• Young walks.
• Dennis Santana is in to pitch the ninth.
• Mangum flies out to center.
• Ozuna is rung up on strike three, but very confidently challenges and wins. He walks. Henry Davis is pinch running for him. Runner on first and second for Mangum. Two down.
• Rodríguez strikes out swinging.
• Cook steals second.
• O'Hearn singles to right. Billy Cook goes in to pinch run for him.
• Gonzales strikes out.
• Eduard Bazardo is in to pitch for the Mariners.
• Mattson pitches a perfect eighth. Pumped the fastball, generating two whiffs that inning.
• Arozarena strikes out swinging.
• Isaac Mattson is in to pitch the eighth for the Pirates.
• Reynolds grounds out weakly to Ferrer. The top of the order goes down in order. Onto the eighth.
• Lowe lines out to right field.
• Paid attendance: 16,015
• Southpaw José A. Ferrer is in to pitch for the Mariners.
• Montgomery strikes out Rodríguez. Limits the damage, but now the Pirates trail. Stretch time.
• Raleigh strikes out. Two down.
• Crawford singles. O'Hearn's throw to the infield goes awry and Crawford moves up to second. Runners on second and third with one out for Raleigh.
• Emerson strikes out. One down.
• Robles steals second.
• Robles walks. Kelly comes out and takes the ball from Keller. This went from a really nice outing to barely a quality start and now on the hook for a loss. Mason Montgomery is in to pitch.
• HOME RUN: After Luke Raley leads off the seventh with a double, North Allegheny alum Cole Young takes Mitch Keller deep to right field. Mariners, 3-2
• Raley leads off the seventh with a double.
• Keller staying in to start the seventh inning.
• Triolo pops out to second. Onto the seventh.
• Mangum reaches with two outs. Could be either an error or hit. Tough call. Winds up an error.
• Ozuna strikes out again. Two down.
• Rodríguez flies out to left. Nice sliding catch by Robles.
• Arozarena flies out to right.
• Naylor steals second.
• Naylor reaches on a flare to left field.
• Rodríguez lines out to third.
• Raleigh flies out to center.
• O'Hearn lines one softly to first. Naylor struggles with it, but winds up catching it.
• Gonzales grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Lowe moves up to third.
• Reynolds walks.
• Lowe leads off the fifth with a double down the right-field line. Hustled that one out.
• Crawford flies out to center. Halfway home.
• Emerson reaches with a two-out single.
• Robles strikes out swinging.
• Young grounds out to second to start the Seattle fifth.
• Horwitz goes down swinging. Quiet fourth for the Pirates.
• Triolo draws a two-out walk.
• Mangum goes down swinging, too.
• Ozuna strikes out swinging to start the Pittsburgh fourth.
• Raley flies out to center. Just the one run allowed by Keller in the fourth.
• Arozarena strikes out swinging. Two down.
• Naylor single to left field.
• Nice catch by O'Hearn near the wall in right to get Rodríguez out.
• HOME RUN: Cal Raleigh takes Mitch Keller deep over the Clemente Wall to lead off the fourth. Pirates, 2-1
• Rodríguez strikes out swinging to end the third.
• O'Hearn pops out to shortstop. Two down.
• RUN: Nick Gonzales reaches on an infield single. An error is charged to Josh Naylor at first, missing the throw from J.P. Crawford, allowing Brandon Lowe to score. Pirates, 2-0
• Reynolds extends his on-base streak to 28 games with a one-out single, just out of reach of a diving Crawfords at third. Two on, one out for Gonzales.
• Lowe singles to right field. One on, one out for Reynolds.
• Horwitz flies out to center.
• Keller strikes out Crawford. That's a 1-2-3 inning.
• Emerson also flies out to left. Two down.
• Robles flies out to left to start the third.
• Trilo grounds out to third to end the inning.
• Kirby picks off Mangum, catching him in a rundown. However, Mangum gets back to first safely when Kirby drops the throw to tag out Mangum back at first. Officially scored as a pickoff, caught stealing, 1-3-4-1, error on the pitcher.
• Mangum grounds into a fielder's choice. Ozuna out at second.
• RUN: Marcell Ozuna follows up the double by Endy Rodríguez with a line drive to center field, driving in the first run of the game. Pirates, 1-0
• Rodríguez lines one to right center for a one-out double. Pirates have a runner in scoring position.
• O'Hearn flies out to left to start the Pittsburgh second.
• Arozarena is wiped out on a slick 4-6-3 double play. Seattle second comes to an end.
• Raley flies out to left.
• Arozarena reaches on a wild pitch after striking out. Giving away free bases isn't ideal for winning.
• Gonzales reaches on an infield single. The throw by Emerson at shortstop gets past Naylor at first base. Horwitz moves up to third with ease on the throw, but Gonzales waited far too long to take off for second and was thrown out in plenty of time. Inning over.
• Red-hot Reynolds flies out to center. Two down.
• Lowe flies out to left. One down.
• Horwitz makes Kirby throw nine pitches, then lines one into left center for a leadoff single. Nice at-bat to set the tone.
• Naylor flies out to O'Hearn moving to his right for the final out of the Seattle first.
• O'Hearn battles the sun and makes a difficult catch off the bat of Rodríguez. Two down.
• Raleigh flies out to Mangum in center.
• FIRST PITCH: J.P. Crawford flares the first pitch from Mitch Keller into left field for a leadoff single, and we're underway from PNC Park.
• Don Kelly's lineup:
1. Spencer Horwitz, 1B
2. Brandon Lowe, 2B
3. Bryan Reynolds, LF
4. Nick Gonzales, 3B
5. Ryan O'Hearn, RF
6. Endy Rodríguez, C
7. Marcell Ozuna, DH
8. Jake Mangum, CF
9. Jared Triolo, SS
• Dan Wilson's lineup for the visiting Mariners:
1. J.P. Crawford, 3B
2. Cal Raleigh, C
3. Julio Rodríguez, CF
4. Josh Naylor, 1B
5. Randy Arozarena, DH
6. Luke Raley, RF
7. Cole Young, 2B
8. Victor Robles, LF
9. Colt Emerson, SS
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