MLB Makes Historic Seattle Mariners Announcement Sunday After Win vs. Pirates originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

The Seattle Mariners defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 1-0 at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on Sunday, winning their seventh game in ten tries as they shut out manager Don Kelly's team.

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Manager Dan Wilson's Mariners have made significant progress in recent days on the strength of their pitching staff, culminating in a six-inning, nine strikeout performance from hurler George Kirby on Sunday as he battled Pirates ace Paul Skenes, who struck out ten batters in five innings and did not give up a run.

Carlos Vargas, Gabe Speier and Andres Munoz combined to shut the door on Pittsburgh in 2.2 innings of scoreless relief, pacing the Mariners to a shutout victory.

Major League Baseball commented on the Mariners' recent success with a historic announcement that turned heads afterward.

"The @Mariners throw three consecutive shutouts for the FIRST TIME in franchise history!" the MLB X account wrote.

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"Pirates can't hit though," one fan said, tempering the announcement.

"Impressive!!!" another added.

"Trade Paul Skenes to the Mets and give him an opportunity to win," another said of the losing Pirates ace.

"And still 0 World Series appearances. Sad," another added of the M's.

The Mariners have made it to the American League Championship series three times but have not advanced to MLB's Fall Classic, the World Series.

While they are currently behind other teams in the race for top marks in the American League, Wilson's team's pitching staff has given fans hope for better days ahead along with bigger and bolder achievements.

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"The starting pitching's rounding into form," one fan added.

This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 6, 2025, where it first appeared.