PITTSBURGH -- Pirates starter Francisco Liriano joined a pair of exclusive clubs Tuesday night. In fact, he founded both of them with one powerful swing.
Batting with two outs in the second inning, Liriano crushed a 91-mph sinker from Mariners ace Felix Hernandez into the bushes beyond PNC Park's center-field wall. It was Liriano's second career homer, the first by a pitcher off King Felix and the first by a Pirates pitcher in Interleague Play, which began in 1997.
Liriano's blast -- which came off his bat at 105 mph and traveled a projected 416 feet, according to Statcast™ -- gave the Pirates a 4-1 lead.