The Mariners came out on the winning end of a marquee pitching duel between George Kirby and Paul Skenes to secure the series sweep over the Pirates.

George Kirby tossed 6 1/3 strong innings, Randy Arozarena homered and the Seattle Mariners beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 to complete a three-game sweep.

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 as Pittsburgh wasted another strong start by All-Star Paul Skenes.

This marks the first time the Pirates have suffered back-to-back shutouts since they lost both 8-0 and 4-0, June 19-20, 2023, respectively, to the Chicago Cubs. It is also the 12th shutout defeat of the season for the Pirates, the most in the MLB.

The last look the T-Mobile Park crowd got of the Mariners before the All-Star break turned out to be exactly what Seattle fans wanted to see.

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

The Seattle Mariners overcame the Pittsburgh Pirates with shutout games Saturday and Sunday, after the Mariners' 6-0 win over Pittsburgh Friday. In Friday play, the Mariners’ Cal Raleigh hit his 34th and 35th career home runs.