Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh thinks All-Star closer Andrés Muñoz was tipping pitches when he squandered a two-run lead in the ninth inning Thursday night against the New York Yankees. Muñoz was handed his sixth blown save in 27 opportunities this season after starter Bryan Woo held the Yankees hitless into the eighth.

The Mariners swept the Pittsburgh Pirates over the holiday weekend, thanks to great outings from Bryan Woo, Luis Castillo and George Kirby.

After a historic sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals, the Pittsburgh Pirates got swept on Sunday at the hands of The post Pirates Wasting Incredible Showing from Paul Skenes in 1-0 loss against Mariners Has Fans Losing It: “Deserves so Much Better” appeared first on FirstSportz.

Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Oneil Cruz made a 105.2 mph throw to nab Seattle’s J.P. Crawford at the plate on Sunday, the second-hardest thrown ball to produce an outfield assist since Statcast started tracking in 2015.

P ITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates made an outfield change ahead of their second game of a weekend series vs. the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park. Tommy Pham takes over in left field for the Pirates, replacing Adam Frazier who started the series opener, and will bat seventh.