Seattle Mariners (63-60, second in the AL West) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (57-64, fifth in the NL Central)
Pittsburgh; Saturday, 1:05 p.m. EDT
LIKELY PITCHING WORKS: Mariners: Luis Castillo (10-11, 3.40 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 148 strikeouts); Pirates: Bailey Falter (5-7, 4.07 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 67 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Mariners -159, Pirates +133; Over/Under is 8 1/2 runs
Conclusion: The Seattle Mariners want to end a four-game losing streak with a win against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Pittsburgh has a 28-31 record at home and a 57-64 record overall. The Pirates have a 28-15 record in games in which they have not allowed a home run.
Seattle has a 26-34 road record and a 63-60 overall record. The Mariners’ pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.47, leading the AL.
Saturday’s encounter will be the second meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Oneil Cruz has 26 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 61 RBIs with a .260 batting average for the Pirates. Joey Bart has hit 12 for 39 with a double and four home runs in the last 10 games.
Cal Raleigh is second on the Mariners with 38 extra-base hits (12 doubles and 26 home runs). Luke Raley has hit 8 for 28 with a double, four home runs and nine RBIs in the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pirates: 1-9, .249 batting average, 5.53 ERA, 24 runs less
Mariners: 4-6, .175 batting average, 3.31 ERA, two runs less
INJURIES: Pirates: Andrew McCutchen: day-to-day (knee), Oneil Cruz: day-to-day (ankle), Marco Gonzales: 60-day IL (forearm), Colin Holderman: 15-day IL (unknown), Joshua Palacios: 10-day IL (hamstring), Daulton Jefferies: 60-day IL (elbow), Carmen Mlodzinski: 15-day IL (unknown), Nick Gonzales: 10-day IL (unknown), Jared Jones: 15-day IL (lat), Ryan Borucki: 60-day IL (triceps), Dauri Moreta: 60-day IL (elbow), Endy Rodriguez: 60-day IL (elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60-day IL (elbow)
Mariners: Gregory Santos: 15-day IL (biceps), JP Crawford: 10-day IL (hand), Sam Haggerty: 60-day IL (Achilles), Matt Brash: 60-day IL (elbow), Jackson Kowar: 60-day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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