• That's game. Soto shuts the door and the Pirates win the series with a 5-1 victory.
• Pirates add two more runs onto their lead and GregorySoto will get the ninth.
• RUN: O'Hearn adds another run with an RBI single to right. Pirates, 5-1
• RUN: Lowe follows a double and a steal by Davis with an RBI single to center. Crucial insurance run. Pirates, 4-1
• Davis leads off the eighth with a double to left. First multi-hit game since May 1 when he hit two homers against the Reds.
• Montgomery shuts the door in the eighth, striking out Young and Emerson while sandwiching a 4-3 groundout by Garver in between.
• Montgomery back out to start the eighth.
• Pirates down in order in the seventh.
• A: 24,367
• Three bases-loaded jams that Pirates pitchers have escaped over the last four innings. Obviously not ideal to be in those situations. Just begging for trouble.
• Ramirez gets the second out of the inning before walking two straight batters. MasonMontgomery will enter to face the RobRefsnyder with the bases loaded.
• Sisk gets Crawford to ground out before walking Raleigh on five pitches. Kelly will turn to Ramirez to face Rodriguez.
• Chandler's final line: 5.1 IP, 5 H, ER, 3 BB, 4 K. Threw 46 of 75 pitches for strikes. Averaged 99.3 mph with his fastball and had a nearly two mph velo increase with his slider.
• YohanRamirez warming.
• Miller's day ends after 5 2/3 innings. Allows an infield single to Gonzales prior to his exit. GabeSpeier enters.
• Emerson grounds into an inning-ending fielder's choice. Two bases-loaded situations that Chandler and Sisk were able to navigate with only one run coming across.
• Sisk gets Young to ground into a fielder's choice for the second out before hitting Garver to load the bases. Brings up another lefty in Emerson.
• Raley singles to right on a 2-2 fastball from Sisk, who was originally ahead 0-2.
• Chandler gives up a one-out infield single to Arozarena to begin the sixth and that'll end his day. EvanSisk enters to face two lefties in Raley and Young.
• A quick 1-2-3 fifth for Miller. He's retired seven straight.
• Chandler keeps things from spiraling. Gets Raleigh swinging with some high 101 mph heat and then induces an inning-ending double play off the bat of Rodriguez.
• RUN: The Mariners make Chandler pay for the walks, as J.P. Crawford drives in Mitch Garver with an RBI single here in the fifth. Pirates, 3-1
• Back-to-back walks from Chandler to begin the fifth. Not a good way to put yourself in danger an inning after escaping a bases-loaded jam.
• O'Hearn, Valdez and Callihan strike out back to back to back for the second time today.
• Huge sliding catch by Mangum in center to rob Young of a hit that would have scored multiple runs. Bases left loaded in the fourth.
• Runners advance on a stolen base by Rodriguez and a throwing error by Triolo that allows Naylor to move up. Raley eventually walks to load the bases.
• Single to right for Naylor on an 0-2 fastball at 101. On the inner third. Two on, one out for Arozarena.
• Rodriguez single snaps a stretch of nine in a row retired by Chandler.
• Reynolds reaches on a two-out single here in the third. That extends his hit streak to 15 games and his on-base streak to 30 games. The latter is a career-best streak.
• HOME RUN: Two-run shot to right-center field for Davis. Followed a Triolo single to right. Pirates, 3-0
• Good defense in that third inning, which concluded with Chandler making a strong throw to first to retire Crawford 1-3.
• Callihan makes a diving grab to rob Garver of a base hit. Phenomenal snag. Callihan has to feel even more comfortable being at his original position.
• Valdez and Callihan also strike out to end the second.
• O'Hearn fouls off seven pitches during a 12-pitch at-bat that ends in a strikeout. Not the result he wanted, but made Miller work.
• Miller has given up eight earned runs over his eight appearances (seven starts). He's allowed six homers after that one to Lowe.
• A 1-2-3 second for Chandler. Nice running catch by Mangum to retire Young and end it. He even went sprinting into the dugout. Almost beat the infielders.
• HOMERUN: That's No. 19 on the season for Lowe. Solo shot into the seats above the Clemente Wall. Pirates, 1-0
• Mangum just squared up that ball into the right-center field gap. It died, though, ending up in the glove of Rodriguez.
• Chandler strikes out Rodriguez and gets Naylor to fly out to left, standing Raleigh in scoring position. A 13-pitch first inning.
• Chandler strikes out Crawford looking and then gives up a double to Raleigh. Went down the right-field line past a diving O'Hearn at first.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Mariners, 12:37 p.m., Bubba Chandler to J.P. Crawford, 77 degrees, cloudy, PNC Park
• Don Kelly’s lineup:
1. Jake Mangum, CF 2. Brandon Lowe, DH 3. Bryan Reynolds, LF 4. Nick Gonzales, 3B 5. Ryan O’Hearn, 1B 6. Esmerlyn Valdez, RF 7. Tyler Callihan, 2B 8. Jared Triolo, SS 9. Henry Davis, C
• Dan Wilson's lineup:
1. J.P. Crawford, 3B 2. Cal Raleigh, DH 3. Julio Rodriguez, CF 4. Josh Naylor, 1B 5. Randy Arozarena, LF 6. Luke Raley, RF 7. Cole Young, 2B 8. Mitch Garver, C 9. Colt Emerson, SS
THE ASYLUM
Final: Pirates 5, Mariners 1
• Who: Pirates (40-40) vs. Mariners (41-40)
• What: MLB regular season, Game 81
• When: 12:35 p.m.
• Where: PNC Park
• Pitchers: RHP Bubba Chandler (2-7, 4.62 ERA) vs. RHP Bryce Miller (3-1, 1.58 ERA)
• Streaming: SportsNet Pittsburgh, Mariners.TV
• Radio: Pirates Radio Network
• Satellite: SiriusXM 176/861
• Boxscore: DKPS
• Media notes: Pirates | Mariners
► FOLLOW ALONG
• That's game. Soto shuts the door and the Pirates win the series with a 5-1 victory.
• Pirates add two more runs onto their lead and Gregory Soto will get the ninth.
• RUN: O'Hearn adds another run with an RBI single to right. Pirates, 5-1
• RUN: Lowe follows a double and a steal by Davis with an RBI single to center. Crucial insurance run. Pirates, 4-1
• Davis leads off the eighth with a double to left. First multi-hit game since May 1 when he hit two homers against the Reds.
• Montgomery shuts the door in the eighth, striking out Young and Emerson while sandwiching a 4-3 groundout by Garver in between.
• Montgomery back out to start the eighth.
• Pirates down in order in the seventh.
• A: 24,367
• Three bases-loaded jams that Pirates pitchers have escaped over the last four innings. Obviously not ideal to be in those situations. Just begging for trouble.
• Ramirez gets the second out of the inning before walking two straight batters. Mason Montgomery will enter to face the Rob Refsnyder with the bases loaded.
• Sisk gets Crawford to ground out before walking Raleigh on five pitches. Kelly will turn to Ramirez to face Rodriguez.
• Chandler's final line: 5.1 IP, 5 H, ER, 3 BB, 4 K. Threw 46 of 75 pitches for strikes. Averaged 99.3 mph with his fastball and had a nearly two mph velo increase with his slider.
• Yohan Ramirez warming.
• Miller's day ends after 5 2/3 innings. Allows an infield single to Gonzales prior to his exit. Gabe Speier enters.
• Emerson grounds into an inning-ending fielder's choice. Two bases-loaded situations that Chandler and Sisk were able to navigate with only one run coming across.
• Sisk gets Young to ground into a fielder's choice for the second out before hitting Garver to load the bases. Brings up another lefty in Emerson.
• Raley singles to right on a 2-2 fastball from Sisk, who was originally ahead 0-2.
• Chandler gives up a one-out infield single to Arozarena to begin the sixth and that'll end his day. Evan Sisk enters to face two lefties in Raley and Young.
• A quick 1-2-3 fifth for Miller. He's retired seven straight.
• Chandler keeps things from spiraling. Gets Raleigh swinging with some high 101 mph heat and then induces an inning-ending double play off the bat of Rodriguez.
• RUN: The Mariners make Chandler pay for the walks, as J.P. Crawford drives in Mitch Garver with an RBI single here in the fifth. Pirates, 3-1
• Back-to-back walks from Chandler to begin the fifth. Not a good way to put yourself in danger an inning after escaping a bases-loaded jam.
• O'Hearn, Valdez and Callihan strike out back to back to back for the second time today.
• Huge sliding catch by Mangum in center to rob Young of a hit that would have scored multiple runs. Bases left loaded in the fourth.
• Runners advance on a stolen base by Rodriguez and a throwing error by Triolo that allows Naylor to move up. Raley eventually walks to load the bases.
• Single to right for Naylor on an 0-2 fastball at 101. On the inner third. Two on, one out for Arozarena.
• Rodriguez single snaps a stretch of nine in a row retired by Chandler.
• Reynolds reaches on a two-out single here in the third. That extends his hit streak to 15 games and his on-base streak to 30 games. The latter is a career-best streak.
• HOME RUN: Two-run shot to right-center field for Davis. Followed a Triolo single to right. Pirates, 3-0
• Good defense in that third inning, which concluded with Chandler making a strong throw to first to retire Crawford 1-3.
• Callihan makes a diving grab to rob Garver of a base hit. Phenomenal snag. Callihan has to feel even more comfortable being at his original position.
• Valdez and Callihan also strike out to end the second.
• O'Hearn fouls off seven pitches during a 12-pitch at-bat that ends in a strikeout. Not the result he wanted, but made Miller work.
• Miller has given up eight earned runs over his eight appearances (seven starts). He's allowed six homers after that one to Lowe.
• A 1-2-3 second for Chandler. Nice running catch by Mangum to retire Young and end it. He even went sprinting into the dugout. Almost beat the infielders.
• HOME RUN: That's No. 19 on the season for Lowe. Solo shot into the seats above the Clemente Wall. Pirates, 1-0
• Mangum just squared up that ball into the right-center field gap. It died, though, ending up in the glove of Rodriguez.
• Chandler strikes out Rodriguez and gets Naylor to fly out to left, standing Raleigh in scoring position. A 13-pitch first inning.
• Chandler strikes out Crawford looking and then gives up a double to Raleigh. Went down the right-field line past a diving O'Hearn at first.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Mariners, 12:37 p.m., Bubba Chandler to J.P. Crawford, 77 degrees, cloudy, PNC Park
• Don Kelly’s lineup:
1. Jake Mangum, CF
2. Brandon Lowe, DH
3. Bryan Reynolds, LF
4. Nick Gonzales, 3B
5. Ryan O’Hearn, 1B
6. Esmerlyn Valdez, RF
7. Tyler Callihan, 2B
8. Jared Triolo, SS
9. Henry Davis, C
• Dan Wilson's lineup:
1. J.P. Crawford, 3B
2. Cal Raleigh, DH
3. Julio Rodriguez, CF
4. Josh Naylor, 1B
5. Randy Arozarena, LF
6. Luke Raley, RF
7. Cole Young, 2B
8. Mitch Garver, C
9. Colt Emerson, SS
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