Jack Suwinski hit two of Pittsburgh’s franchise record-tying seven house runs because the Pirates defeated the host Seattle Mariners 11-6 Friday evening within the opener of a three-game interleague sequence
Bryan Reynolds, Ke’Bryan Hayes, Tucupita Marcano, Andrew McCutchen and Carlos Santana additionally went deep for the Pirates, who snapped a two-game skid
Pittsburgh right-hander Mitch Keller (6-1) wasn’t at his finest however received loads of help to maneuver right into a tie for the Nationwide League lead in wins. Keller allowed six runs on seven hits in six-plus innings, with two walks and eight strikeouts.
Julio Rodriguez and J.P. Crawford homered for Seattle, which had a four-game profitable streak snapped.
Mariners right-hander George Kirby (5-4) had a run of eight consecutive high quality begins snapped. Kirby gave up seven runs on 9 hits in 4 2/3 innings, with one stroll and 4 strikeouts. The 4 homers he surrendered have been another than he had mixed to permit in his first 9 appearances this season
The Pirates broke a 2-all tie with a five-run fifth. Austin Hedges and McCutchen led off with singles, and Reynolds hit a two-run triple to left. With two outs, Suwinski and Hayes hit back-to-back homers, the primary to heart and the latter to left, ending Kirby’s evening
McCutchen led off the sport with a homer to left-center, and Santana opened the fourth with a bomb to proper.
Suwinski hit a 445-foot blast to right-center with one out within the seventh off Juan Then. An out later, Marcano went deep to proper.
Reynolds capped the home-run derby with a solo shot off Chris Flexen with one out within the eighth that struck the home windows of the Hit it Right here Cafe within the second deck in proper discipline. Reynolds went 3 for 4 with 4 RBIs and scored twice.
Rodriguez went 2 for 4 with three RBIs for Seattle. He hit a solo shot within the first inning and a two-run single within the fifth.
Crawford’s two-run homer within the seventh despatched Keller to the showers.
–Area Stage Media
