Pirates take road slide into matchup against the Mariners
Seattle; Sunday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Paul Skenes (4-7, 2.03 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 115 strikeouts); Mariners: George Kirby (2-4, 4.85 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 41 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mariners -171, Pirates +143; over/under is 7 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates hit the road against the Seattle Mariners looking to break a four-game road losing streak.
Seattle has a 24-21 record at home and a 47-42 record overall. The Mariners have gone 33-7 in games when they scored five or more runs.
Pittsburgh has gone 12-31 in road games and 38-52 overall. The Pirates are 13-35 in games when they have given up at least one home run.
Sunday's game is the third time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Cal Raleigh leads the Mariners with 35 home runs while slugging .646. Randy Arozarena is 13 for 40 with five home runs and 10 RBIs over the past 10 games.
Oneil Cruz leads the Pirates with 15 home runs while slugging .408. Ke'Bryan Hayes is 13 for 38 with three doubles and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 6-4, .254 batting average, 2.74 ERA, outscored opponents by one run
Pirates: 6-4, .253 batting average, 2.20 ERA, outscored opponents by 24 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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