Mariners look to end skid in game against the Pirates
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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
PITCHING PROBABLES: 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
BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners look to break a four-game losing streak with a win against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Pittsburgh has gone 28-31 at home and 57-64 overall. The Pirates have a 28-15 record in games when they did not give up a home run.
Seattle has gone 26-34 in road games and 63-60 overall. Mariners pitchers have a collective 3.47 ERA, which leads the AL.
The matchup Saturday is the second meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Oneil Cruz has 26 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 61 RBI while hitting .260 for the Pirates. Joey Bart is 12-for-39 with a double and four home runs over the past 10 games.
Cal Raleigh is second on the Mariners with 38 extra base hits (12 doubles and 26 home runs). Luke Raley is 8-for-28 with a double, four home runs and nine RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pirates: 1-9, .249 batting average, 5.53 ERA, outscored by 24 runs
Mariners: 4-6, .175 batting average, 3.31 ERA, outscored by two runs
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 (undisclosed), Joshua Palacios: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Daulton Jefferies: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carmen Mlodzinski: 15-Day IL (undisclosed), Nick Gonzales: 10-Day IL (undisclosed), Jared Jones: 15-Day IL (lat), Ryan Borucki: 60-Day IL (tricep), 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), J.P. 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 created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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