Mariners and Pirates meet, winner claims 3-game series

Pittsburgh Pirates (26-25, second in the NL Central) vs. Seattle Mariners (27-25, fourth in the AL West)

Seattle; Sunday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Luis Ortiz (1-2, 4.02 ERA, 1.66 WHIP, eight strikeouts); Mariners: Marco Gonzales (4-1, 5.68 ERA, 1.51 WHIP, 30 strikeouts)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Mariners -150, Pirates +128; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners and Pittsburgh Pirates play on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

Seattle is 27-25 overall and 15-13 at home. The Mariners are 6-11 in games decided by one run.

Pittsburgh is 14-12 in road games and 26-25 overall. The Pirates are 11-17 in games when they have allowed a home run.

The matchup Sunday is the third time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jarred Kelenic has 13 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 25 RBI for the Mariners. Ty France is 9-for-40 with three doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.

Bryan Reynolds has 16 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 32 RBI for the Pirates. Tucupita Marcano is 10-for-33 with four doubles, two home runs and seven RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 6-4, .238 batting average, 4.34 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs

Pirates: 4-6, .257 batting average, 4.09 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

INJURIES: Mariners: A.J. Pollock: day-to-day (leg), Penn Murfee: 15-Day IL (elbow), Easton McGee: 15-Day IL (forearm), Evan White: 60-Day IL (adductor), Andres Munoz: 15-Day IL (deltoid), Robbie Ray: 15-Day IL (flexor), Dylan Moore: 10-Day IL (olique)

Pirates: Vince Velasquez: day-to-day (elbow), Wil Crowe: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ji-Man Choi: 60-Day IL (achilles), Oneil Cruz: 60-Day IL (ankle), JT Brubaker: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jarlin Garcia: 60-Day IL (arm), Max Kranick: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.