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

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: George Kirby (5-7, 4.10 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 79 strikeouts); Pirates: Mitch Keller (5-4, 4.92 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 65 strikeouts)

LINE: Mariners -126, Pirates +103; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates host the Seattle Mariners to start a three-game series.

Pittsburgh has a 39-39 record overall and a 20-19 record at home. Pirates hitters have a collective .335 on-base percentage, the fourth-ranked percentage in the NL.

Seattle has an 18-20 record on the road and a 40-39 record overall. Mariners pitchers have a collective 3.63 ERA, which ranks fifth in MLB play.

The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brandon Lowe leads the Pirates with 18 home runs while slugging .509. Bryan Reynolds is 16 for 39 with four home runs and 11 RBI over the last 10 games.

Julio Rodriguez leads the Mariners with 14 home runs while slugging .431. Cole Young is 11 for 39 with a double, two home runs and four RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Pirates: 4-6, .270 batting average, 4.24 ERA, outscored by eight runs

Mariners: 4-6, .197 batting average, 4.24 ERA, outscored by 11 runs

INJURIES: Pirates: Jared Jones: day-to-day (arm), Oneil Cruz: 10-Day IL (hand), Chris Devenski: 60-Day IL (illness), Wilber Dotel: 15-Day IL (lat), Konnor Griffin: 10-Day IL (flexor tendon)

Mariners: Luke Raley: day-to-day (back), Carlos Vargas: 60-Day IL (lat), Brendan Donovan: 10-Day IL (groin), Randy Arozarena: 10-Day IL (leg), 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.