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Pirates first baseman Spencer Horwitz leaves vs. Mariners in fourth inning with hamstring issue

Pirates first baseman Spencer Horwitz leaves vs. Mariners in fourth inning with hamstring issue | iNFOnews.ca
Pittsburgh Pirates' Spencer Horwitz watches his single off Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen in the third inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 21, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Spencer Horwitz left in the fourth inning against Seattle with discomfort in his left hamstring Wednesday night.

Esmerlyn Valdez pinch hit for Horwitz and had an RBI single during a five-run fourth in which the Pirates took a 5-1 lead.

Horwitz finished 1 for 3 and is hitting .280 with 10 home runs, 33 RBIs and 40 walks in 74 games.

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Pirates first baseman Spencer Horwitz leaves vs. Mariners in fourth inning with hamstring issue | iNFOnews.ca
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ Spener Horwitz breaks his bat on a foul ball against the Seattle Mariners in the fourth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Philip G. Pavely)

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