Seattle Mariners and Pittsburgh Pirates play in game 2 of series

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Seattle Mariners (41-39, first in the AL West) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (39-40, fourth in the NL Central)

Pittsburgh; Wednesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Bryan Woo (6-5, 3.94 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 88 strikeouts); Pirates: Braxton Ashcraft (6-3, 3.18 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 97 strikeouts)

LINE: Pirates -117, Mariners -104; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners lead 1-0 in a three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Pittsburgh has a 20-20 record at home and a 39-40 record overall. The Pirates rank sixth in the NL with 94 total home runs, averaging 1.2 per game.

Seattle has a 41-39 record overall and a 19-20 record on the road. The Mariners have a 26-6 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

The teams play Wednesday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bryan Reynolds has 11 home runs, 50 walks and 51 RBIs while hitting .287 for the Pirates. Jake Mangum is 12 for 39 with three doubles and four RBIs over the past 10 games.

Julio Rodriguez leads the Mariners with 14 home runs while slugging .425. Dominic Canzone is 9 for 30 with a triple, four home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Pirates: 4-6, .263 batting average, 3.83 ERA, outscored by seven runs

Mariners: 5-5, .194 batting average, 3.58 ERA, outscored by eight runs

INJURIES: Pirates: 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: Carlos Vargas: 60-Day IL (lat), Brendan Donovan: 10-Day IL (groin), Will Wilson: 60-Day IL (thumb), Matt Brash: 15-Day IL (lat), Cooper Criswell: 15-Day IL (shoulder), 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.