Video: Mariners begin interleague play vs. Pirates

By 710Sports.com staff

The Mariners will open their interleague schedule today against the Pirates in Pittsburgh, which means Seattle pitchers will hit for the first time this season.

In the video above, Shannon Drayer touches on that subject and why catcher Jesus Montero isn’t in the lineup for the series opener.

First pitch for today’s game against is 4:05. The game can be heard on 710 ESPN Seattle, and you can also follow along with our live gametracker.

Here is the Mariners’ lineup:

Michael Saunders, CF
Jason Bay, LF
Kyle Seager, 3B
Michael Morse, RF
Justin Smoak, 1B
Dustin Ackley, 2B
Kelly Shoppach, C
Brendan Ryan, SS
Aaron Harang, SP