Mariners host the Pirates to open 3-game series
Seattle; Friday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Bailey Falter (6-3, 3.62 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 52 strikeouts); Mariners: Bryan Woo (7-4, 2.75 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 96 strikeouts)
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BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners start a three-game series at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday.
Seattle has a 45-42 record overall and a 22-21 record at home. The Mariners have hit 114 total home runs to rank third in the AL.
Pittsburgh has a 12-29 record on the road and a 38-50 record overall. The Pirates have gone 25-16 in games when they did not give up a home run.
The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Cal Raleigh leads the Mariners with 33 home runs while slugging .631. Randy Arozarena is 12 for 39 with four home runs and nine RBIs over the past 10 games.
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Oneil Cruz has 11 doubles, a triple and 15 home runs for the Pirates. Bryan Reynolds is 15 for 42 with six doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 5-5, .247 batting average, 3.44 ERA, outscored by seven runs
Pirates: 8-2, .307 batting average, 2.25 ERA, outscored opponents by 37 runs
INJURIES: Mariners: Bryce Miller: 15-Day IL (elbow), Collin Snider: 15-Day IL (forearm), Gregory Santos: 60-Day IL (knee), Victor Robles: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Bliss: 60-Day IL (biceps)
Pirates: Ryan Borucki: 15-Day IL (back), Endy Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Colin Holderman: 15-Day IL (thumb), Enmanuel Valdez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Lawrence: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tim Mayza: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jared Jones: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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