Pittsburgh Pirates Series Recap – Splitting with Seattle

The Pittsburgh Pirates played their second two-game series with the Seattle Mariners

Game One: Francisco Liriano (6-9, 4.96ERA) vs. Felix Hernandez (6-4, 3.23ERA)

Result: Pirates lose 7-4

Winning Pitcher: Felix Hernandez (6-4, 3.45ERA)

Losing Pitcher: Francisco Liriano (6-10, 5.38ERA)

Save: Steve Cishek (24, 2.80ERA)

• What went right:
  • Gregory Polanco had a monster performance as he went 4-5 with a home run, one RBI, and a run scored.
  • Francisco Liriano hit his second career home run.
  • Jeff Locke pitched two very good innings of relief.

• What went wrong:
  • Francisco Liriano did not pitch very well. He went 3.1 innings, allowed seven runs on eight hits and walked four.
  • Kyle Seager went 3-4 with a home run, two RBIs and two runs scored.
  • Andrew McCutchen went 0-4 with two strikeouts.

Game Two: Gerrit Cole (5-6, 2.99ERA) vs. James Paxton (3-4, 2.99ERA)

Result: Pirates win 10-1

Winning Pitcher: Gerrit Cole (6-6, 2.78ERA)

Losing Pitcher: James Paxton (3-5, 4.27ERA)

• What went right:
  • Gerrit Cole was an absolute beast. He threw his first career complete game, allowed one run on three hits and struck out six.
  • Andrew McCutchen had a tremendous game as he went 3-5 with a home run, four RBIs and two runs scored.
  • Jordy Mercer was excellent from the leadoff spot. He went 3-5 with one RBI and three runs scored.

• What went wrong:
  • Nori Aoki went 2-4 with a run scored.
  • Sean Rodriguez committed a fielding error.
  • Jung Ho Kang was thrown out at third base.

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