Randy Arozarena homered and George Kirby outdueled Paul Skenes as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 Sunday afternoon.

Randy Arozarena homered, George Kirby tossed 6 1/3 crisp innings and the Seattle Mariners shut out the punchless Pirates for the third straight game, winning 1-0 on Sunday as Pittsburgh wasted another ...

The Pittsburgh irates just had a wild ride, thanks to a back-to-back set against the Cardinals and the Mariners.

It is also the 12th shutout defeat of the season for the Pirates, the most in the MLB. The Pirates will try and avoid the sweep against the Mariners in the series finale on July 6.

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In a pitching matchup that lived up to the hype, George Kirby outlasted Paul Skenes to combine on the Mariners’ third consecutive shutout of the Pirates on Sunday.

This makes it back-to-back shutout losses to the Mariners, as they dropped a 6-0 contest in the series opener on July 4. It also makes it four straight road series that they Pirates have lost.

The Mariners came close to taking a 1-0 lead in the first on a single by Jorge Polanco, but Pirates center fielder Oneil Cruz made a 105.2 mph throw to nab Seattle’s J.P. Crawford at the plate.

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates right-handed starting pitcher Paul Skenes excelled in his outing against the Seattle Mariners, but the offense didn't come through in the 1-0 defeat at T-Mobile Park.

The Detroit Tigers face the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second game of a 3-game set at PNC Park in Pittsburgh Tuesday.