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06/23 20:37 CDT Cole Young hits a two-run home run in the seventh to lift
Mariners to a 3-2 victory over Pirates
Cole Young hits a two-run home run in the seventh to lift Mariners to a 3-2
victory over Pirates
By JOHN PERROTTO
Associated Press
PITTSBURGH (AP) --- Cole Young hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning in
his first major league game in his hometown to lift the Seattle Mariners to a
3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.
The 22-year-old second baseman's drive into the right-field bleachers kept the
Mariners in first place in the AL West with a 41-39 record. Young grew up in
Pittsburgh's northern suburbs and starred at North Allegheny High School.
The Mariners' other run came in the fourth inning when Cal Raleigh led off with
a solo shot off Mitch Keller (5-5). That ended a streak of 64 plate appearances
since Raleigh's last homer on April 27.
Raleigh has just eight home runs this season after hitting a major league-high
60 last year. He was on the injured list with an oblique strain from May
14-June 15.
Young's home run enabled George Kirby (6-7) to end a five-game losing streak
and win for the first time in eight starts. Kirby allowed two runs (one earned)
in six innings, allowing eight hits, striking out five and walking two.
Andrs Muoz pitched a perfect ninth for his 14th save.
Keller remained winless in his last five starts as he gave up three runs and
seven hits in six-plus innings with four strikeouts and one walk.
The Pirates took a 2-0 lead on an RBI single by Marcell Ozuna in the second
inning and a throwing error by third baseman J.P. Crawford in the third.
Crawford and Josh Naylor had two hits each for the Mariners. The Pirates got
two hits each from Brandon Lowe and Nick Gonzales.
Up next
Mariners RHP Bryan Woo (6-5. 3.94 ERA) faces RHP Braxton Ashcraft (6-3, 3.18)
on Wednesday night.
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