Pirates take on the Mariners after O'Hearn's 4-hit game

Seattle Mariners (41-40, first in the AL West) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (40-40, fourth in the NL Central)

Pittsburgh; Thursday, 12:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Bryce Miller (3-1, 1.58 ERA, 0.70 WHIP, 43 strikeouts); Pirates: Bubba Chandler (2-7, 4.62 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 69 strikeouts)

LINE: Mariners -146, Pirates +119; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates take on the Seattle Mariners after Ryan O'Hearn had four hits against the Mariners on Wednesday.

Pittsburgh is 40-40 overall and 21-20 in home games. Pirates pitchers have a collective 4.12 ERA, which ranks sixth in the NL.

Seattle has a 41-40 record overall and a 19-21 record on the road. The Mariners have gone 29-13 in games when they record eight or more hits.

Thursday's game is the third time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nick Gonzales leads the Pirates with a .297 batting average, and has 11 doubles, a triple, three home runs, 16 walks and 35 RBIs. Bryan Reynolds is 17 for 37 with four home runs and 12 RBIs over the past 10 games.

Randy Arozarena has 18 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 33 RBIs while hitting .284 for the Mariners. Josh Naylor is 9 for 39 with three doubles and a home run over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Pirates: 5-5, .285 batting average, 3.10 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs

Mariners: 4-6, .182 batting average, 4.55 ERA, outscored by 26 runs

INJURIES: Pirates: Spencer Horwitz: day-to-day (hamstring), Konnor Griffin: 10-Day IL (flexor tendon), Jared Jones: day-to-day (arm), Oneil Cruz: 10-Day IL (hand), Chris Devenski: 60-Day IL (illness), Wilber Dotel: 15-Day IL (lat)

Mariners: Cooper Criswell: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Carlos Vargas: 60-Day IL (lat), Brendan Donovan: 10-Day IL (groin), Will Wilson: 60-Day IL (thumb), Matt Brash: 15-Day IL (lat), Logan Evans: 60-Day IL (arm)

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