Seattle Mariners @ Pittsburgh Pirates
Brandon Lowe, Henry Davis each homer to lead Pirates over Mariners 5-1
PITTSBURGH -- — Brandon Lowe hit his team-leading 19th home run of the season and Henry Davis had a two-run blast as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Seattle Mariners 5-1 on Thursday.
Lowe’s homer was a solo shot off Bryce Miller with one out in the bottom of the first inning to open the scoring. He added an RBI single in a two-run eighth. Lowe also leads the Pirates with 51 runs batted in after being acquired from Tampa Bay in an offseason trade.
Davis entered the game with a .136 batting average. However, the catcher’s two-run home run, his sixth, in the third inning pushed the Pirates’ lead to 3-1. Davis finished 2 for 3 to raise his average to .148.
Miller (3-2) tied his career high with 11 strikeouts in just 5 2/3 innings. Miller also had no walks as the American League West leaders lost two of three in the series.
Rookie Bubba Chandler (3-7) pitched 5 1/3 innings for the win, allowing one run and five hits while striking out four and walking three. Evan Sisk, Yohan Ramirez, Mason Montgomery and Gregory Soto combined for 3 2/3 scoreless relief innings.
J.P. Crawford singled home the Mariners’ lone run in fifth inning.
Ryan O’Hearn had an RBI single in the eighth for the Pirates.
Mariners: RHP Luis Castillo (2-6, 5.32 ERA) pitches against Guardians LHP Joey Cantillo (6-3, 4.05) on Friday night in the opener a three-game series in Cleveland.
Pirates: Open a three-game series against visiting Cincinnati on Friday night. The Pirates are starting Paul Skenes (6-7, 2,86) while LHP Andrew Abbott (5-4, 3.83) gets the ball for the Reds.
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PIT wins 2-1
Game Information
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Edwin Moscoso
- First Base Umpire - Nic Lentz
- Second Base Umpire - Hunter Wendelstedt
- Third Base Umpire - Vic Carapazza
2026 American League West Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle | 41 | 41 | .500 | - | L2 |
| Houston | 39 | 43 | .476 | 2 | W2 |
| Athletics | 38 | 42 | .475 | 2 | L4 |
| Texas | 38 | 42 | .475 | 2 | L2 |
| Los Angeles | 34 | 48 | .415 | 7 | W2 |
2026 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 49 | 29 | .628 | - | W4 |
| St. Louis | 42 | 36 | .538 | 7 | L2 |
| Chicago | 43 | 37 | .538 | 7 | W3 |
| Pittsburgh | 41 | 40 | .506 | 9.5 | W2 |
| Cincinnati | 37 | 42 | .468 | 12.5 | L3 |

