Pittsburgh Pirates vs Seattle Mariners

What it means

• Season series: SEA wins series 2-1.
• Pirates 14-12 on the road; Mariners 15-13 at home.

Latest headlines

Recap · Sep 27

Mariners strike out 12 in 7-3 win over the Angels, announce Wilson will not return as manager

ESPN · Sep 27

Manager Dan Wilson fired as Seattle Mariners finish 76-86

Recap · Sep 27

Griffin's homer helps Pirates finish with winning record, beating Detroit 4-2

Preview · Sep 27

Tigers try to sweep series against the Pirates

Preview · Sep 27

Los Angeles Angels and Seattle Mariners meet in game 4 of series

Recap · Sep 27

Taylor Ward drives in go-ahead run, J.P Crawford hits two-run homer as Mariners beat Angels 8-4

ESPN · Sep 26

Pirates' Kirby Yates retires after 12 MLB seasons, 1st start

Recap · Sep 26

Justin Verlander makes teary farewell to 21-year career as Tigers rally to beat Pirates 4-3

Injuries and inactives

Pirates3rd in NL Cent

• Oneil Cruz CF

  Knee, Bruise, left
  Day-To-Day
• Braxton Ashcraft SP

  Arm, Soreness, right
  15-Day-IL
• Esmerlyn Valdez RF

  Hamstring, Strain, left
  10-Day-IL
• Isaac Mattson RP

  Hip, Inflammation
  15-Day-IL
• Mitch Keller SP

  Shoulder, Strain, right
  60-Day-IL

Mariners3rd in AL West

• Cal Raleigh C

  Shoulder, Surgery, left
  Out
• Josh Naylor 1B

  Wrist, Surgery, right
  Out
• Michael Toglia 1B

  Shoulder, Surgery, right
  Out
• Kade Anderson SP

  Forearm, Bruise, left
  Day-To-Day
• Andres Munoz RP

  Knee, Inflammation, right
  15-Day-IL

Probable starters

Pirates3rd in NL Cent

Vince Velasquez SP

Probable starter · 4-4, 3.86 ERA, 37 K, 1.31 WHIP

Lineup

1. 1Tucupita MarcanoSS
2. 2Bryan ReynoldsLF
3. 3Connor Joe1B
4. 4Carlos SantanaDH
5. 5Jack SuwinskiCF
6. 6Ke'Bryan Hayes3B
7. 7Jihwan Bae2B
8. 8Joshua PalaciosRF
9. 9Jason DelayC

Mariners3rd in AL West

Luis Castillo SP

Probable starter · 14-9, 3.34 ERA, 219 K, 1.10 WHIP

Lineup

1. 1J.P. CrawfordSS
2. 2Ty France1B
3. 3Julio RodriguezCF
4. 4Jarred KelenicLF
5. 5Eugenio SuarezDH
6. 6Cal RaleighC
7. 7Teoscar HernandezRF
8. 8Jose Caballero3B
9. 9Kolten Wong2B

The series

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

T-Mobile Park, Seattle, Washington · Attendance 44,624

Officials

Ryan Blakney (Home Plate Umpire), Marvin Hudson (First Base Umpire), Hunter Wendelstedt (Second Base Umpire), John Tumpane (Third Base Umpire)