Mariners 5 – Pirates 2
Win: Hisashi Iwakuma (7-6)
Loss: Jon Niese (6-6)
Save: Steve Cishek (18)
-Another Pirates starter failed to pitch past the sixth inning as the Pirates (37-41) dropped the opening game of the series vs the Mariners (39-38), 5-2. Jon Niese allowed 9 hits and 5 runs over 4 2/3 innings, falling to 6-6 on the season with a 5.07 ERA.
-The Pirates fell behind 5-0 in the fifth inning. In the seventh the Pirates put up their only runs of the game. Starling Marte tripled to right, scoring Gregory Polanco for his 30th RBI of the season. David Freese then drove Marte in with a single. Pittsburgh had 7 hits in the loss.
–Gregory Polanco was 2-3 with a triple, run, BB.
