PITTSBURGH — The Pirates got to Felix Hernandez early and often, touching the Seattle Mariners ace for nine hits over six innings, but they were undone by some pitching struggles of their own and a lack of timely hitting for a 7-4 loss to the Mariners at PNC Park Tuesday night.
The Pirates scored all four of their runs in the first two innings, with Gregory Polanco and Francisco Liriano hitting solo home runs and Starling Marte and Jung Ho Kang adding RBIs. After the second, the Bucs went right on hitting, racking up a total of 12 on the night.