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9/18/2019 7:05 PM ET (492 DAYS AGO) |
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GAME PREVIEW
Rookies square off in Mariners-Pirates matchupFLMThe host Pittsburgh Pirates and Seattle Mariners, meeting in an interleague series, are playing out the final days of the season looking ahead -- well beyond the playoffs.There are young players to evaluate, veterans to gauge, injuries to address and other decisions to think about.The Pirates, however, are dealing with something they never expected: the arrest and placement on the restricted list of All-Star closer Felipe Vazquez.The nature of Vazquez's felony charges, related to an underage girl and computer pornography, prompted a team meeting with upper management before Tuesday's game."We're human beings. You can feel it in your stomach," Pittsburgh pitcher Chris Archer said. "There's definitely an uneasiness." Hours after Vazquez was jailed, the Pirates took the field and lost their fourth straight game, falling 6-0 to the Mariners. Pittsburgh has been outscored 53-15 during the four-game slide.Pittsburgh has been playing with a watered-down lineup. Not only have various pitchers been shut down for the season because of injuries, but three position players -- first baseman Josh Bell, center fielder Starling Marte and catcher Jacob Stallings -- are out, and it might be questionable whether they will play again this season.Presumably, hot-hitting rookie Bryan Reynolds, normally the left fielder but who has been filling in for Marte, will be back in the lineup Wednesday after getting a day off Tuesday."We need to show up in that (batter's) box," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said.Seattle rookie Kyle Lewis, who homered in four of his first six major league games, fell to earth some Tuesday, going 0-for-5 with four strikeouts and leaving five runners on base."There will be some bumps in the road along the way," Mariners manager Scott Servais said. "He's going to struggle a little bit. He'll have his games where he'll strike out two or three times. It happens to all young players." In the middle game of the three-game series Wednesday, Seattle right-hander Justin Dunn (0-0, 27.00 ERA) is scheduled to face Pittsburgh right-hander Dario Agrazal (4-4, 4.91 ERA) in a matchup of rookies.Dunn, 23, will be making his second big league appearance and start. He is a former first-round draft pick, in 2016 by the New York Mets out of Boston College.He gave up no hits in two-thirds of an inning Sept. 12 against Cincinnati, but he walked five and allowed two earned runs as he could not escape the first inning."Justin is really wired the right way," Servais said. "He takes his craft very seriously, and he wants to be great. Along the way, there are lessons you are going to learn, and I think he learned a very valuable one." Dunn's teammates were highly supportive."That was awesome," Dunn said. "It's nice to know they have my back and know that I am better than that and can do better than that." Agrazal, 24, is highly experienced in comparison. He will be making his 14th appearance, all but one of them starts.His last time out, Sept. 11 at San Francisco, Agrazal got a no-decision, giving up three runs and three hits in four-plus innings, with two strikeouts and a walk.--Field Level Media
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GAME RECAP
Lewis hits fifth homer in nine days, Mariners top Bucs 4-1PITTSBURGH Kyle Lewis hit his fifth home run since debuting Sept. 10, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 Wednesday night for their fourth straight win.With Seattle leading 2-0 in the fourth inning, Lewis sent a sinker from Pirates starter Dario Agrazal (4-5) 383 feet to right field for a solo home run. It came after the 24-year-old rookie right fielder, who has homered in five of his eight major league games, struck out four times Tuesday.Agrazal allowed a second straight batter to go deep when Tom Murphy took him 420 feet to center field for his 18th home run and a 4-0 lead. The Pirates' rookie right-hander allowed the four runs and six hits while striking out six in five innings.Tommy Milone (4-9) relieved Justin Dunn to start the third inning for Seattle before allowing two hits and using just 51 pitches to get through five shutout innings. Matt Magill allowed back-to-back singles to start the ninth before retiring the next three batters for his fifth save.The Pirates lost a fifth straight game since winning three of four from Sept. 9-12. They have been outscored 57-16 during the losing streak, including 10-1 in the first two games of this series.Dylan Moore put the Mariners ahead 2-0 with a two-out, two-run double down the left field line in the second inning.Cole Tucker hit a pinch-hit triple for Pittsburgh before scoring on a groundout from Kevin Newman, making it 4-1 in the eighth.DUNN RECOVERSMariners manager Scott Servais pegged Dunn to get through Pittsburgh's lineup once. The rookie right-hander achieved that goal in two shutout innings, giving up one hit and three walks with one strikeout before Milone entered. In his major league debut, Dunn gave up two runs and five walks before being pulled after two-thirds of an inning against Cincinnati on Sept. 12.KEEP IT GOINGNewman extended his hitting streak to 12 games with a single over Mariners shortstop J. P. Crawford in the third inning. He has hit safely in 20 consecutive starts dating back to Aug. 24.TRAINER'S ROOMPirates: OF Bryan Reynolds returned to the lineup after sitting Tuesday. He played centerfield in place of OF Starling Marte, who has missed the past nine games because of a sprained left wrist. ... 1B Josh Bell was held out of a fourth straight game with left groin discomfort.UP NEXTMariners: LHP Yusei Kikuchi (6-10, 5.46) will look to bounce back from being pulled after 2 1/3 innings in his last start when he takes the mound against Pittsburgh on Thursday. The rookie allowed five runs on 10 hits in a 9-7 loss to the White Sox his last time out.Pirates: RHP Joe Musgrove (10-12, 4.52) will go Thursday after pitching five shutout innings against San Francisco his last start. He lasted just five innings, but struck out seven in a 4-2 win on Sept. 12.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/MLB and www.twitter.com/-Sports
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MLB Game Preview: Seattle Mariners vs. Pittsburgh Pirates - Date: 9/18/2019 Rookies square off in Mariners-Pirates matchupFLMThe host Pittsburgh Pirates and Seattle Mariners, meeting in an interleague series, are playing out the final days of the season looking ahead -- well beyond the playoffs.There are young players to evaluate, veterans to gauge, injuries to address and other decisions to think about.The Pirates, however, are dealing with something they never expected: the arrest and placement on the restricted list of All-Star closer Felipe Vazquez.The nature of Vazquez's felony charges, related to an underage girl and computer pornography, prompted a team meeting with upper management before Tuesday's game."We're human beings. You can feel it in your stomach," Pittsburgh pitcher Chris Archer said. "There's definitely an uneasiness." Hours after Vazquez was jailed, the Pirates took the field and lost their fourth straight game, falling 6-0 to the Mariners. Pittsburgh has been outscored 53-15 during the four-game slide.Pittsburgh has been playing with a watered-down lineup. Not only have various pitchers been shut down for the season because of injuries, but three position players -- first baseman Josh Bell, center fielder Starling Marte and catcher Jacob Stallings -- are out, and it might be questionable whether they will play again this season.Presumably, hot-hitting rookie Bryan Reynolds, normally the left fielder but who has been filling in for Marte, will be back in the lineup Wednesday after getting a day off Tuesday."We need to show up in that (batter's) box," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said.Seattle rookie Kyle Lewis, who homered in four of his first six major league games, fell to earth some Tuesday, going 0-for-5 with four strikeouts and leaving five runners on base."There will be some bumps in the road along the way," Mariners manager Scott Servais said. "He's going to struggle a little bit. He'll have his games where he'll strike out two or three times. It happens to all young players." In the middle game of the three-game series Wednesday, Seattle right-hander Justin Dunn (0-0, 27.00 ERA) is scheduled to face Pittsburgh right-hander Dario Agrazal (4-4, 4.91 ERA) in a matchup of rookies.Dunn, 23, will be making his second big league appearance and start. He is a former first-round draft pick, in 2016 by the New York Mets out of Boston College.He gave up no hits in two-thirds of an inning Sept. 12 against Cincinnati, but he walked five and allowed two earned runs as he could not escape the first inning."Justin is really wired the right way," Servais said. "He takes his craft very seriously, and he wants to be great. Along the way, there are lessons you are going to learn, and I think he learned a very valuable one." Dunn's teammates were highly supportive."That was awesome," Dunn said. "It's nice to know they have my back and know that I am better than that and can do better than that." Agrazal, 24, is highly experienced in comparison. He will be making his 14th appearance, all but one of them starts.His last time out, Sept. 11 at San Francisco, Agrazal got a no-decision, giving up three runs and three hits in four-plus innings, with two strikeouts and a walk.--Field Level Media
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