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MLB: Seattle 5, Pittsburgh 1

PITTSBURGH, June 19 (UPI) -- Joel Pineiro allowed one run and four hits in eight innings and Rich Aurilia had three RBI Saturday to lead Florida to a 5-1 win over Pittsburgh.

Pineiro (3-8), who has won his last two starts, held the Pirates to two hits before giving up a leadoff home run to Jason Bay in the eighth.

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Eddie Guardado tossed a perfect ninth for the Mariners, who have won nine of their last 13 games.

Seattle handed 21-year-old Sean Burnett (0-1) his first major league loss. He allowed four runs and four hits in 5 1/3 innings before getting knocked out when he was hit above the left arm with a line drive off the bat of Ichiro Suzuki. X-rays were negative and Burnett was diagnosed with a left triceps contusion.

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