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SEATTLE -- Another key hit by Jordy Mercer gave the Pittsburgh Pirates their season-high sixth straight win. Mercer hit a go-ahead single with two outs in the ninth inning and the Pirates beat the Seattle Mariners 4-2 on Wednesday. Mercer has come up big for the Pirates in several clutch situations. Hes batting .391 with runners in scoring position with a home run, six RBIs and three walks. "I guess I have a knack for coming up with big hits in big spots," Mercer said. The Pirates improved to 48-30 -- they are 18 games over .500 for the first time since 1992, their last winning season. With the victory, Pittsburgh wraps up a 7-2 road trip to Cincinnati, Anaheim and Seattle. "It was a good trip. Very good trip," manager Clint Hurdle said. Neil Walker hit a two-run homer off Felix Hernandez to put Pittsburgh ahead in the fourth. Seattle tied it in the sixth on Raul Ibanezs team-leading 18th home run, and fourth in four games. It was 2-all when Pedro Alvarez singled to lead off the ninth inning against reliever Charlie Furbush (1-4) and advanced on a sacrifice bunt from Neil Walker. After a groundout by Gaby Sanchez, Travis Snider was intentionally walked. Mercer followed with an RBI single off Yoervis Medina, and the Pirates added an insurance run when a wild pitch on a third strike from Medina allowed Snider to score and Starling Marte to reach first base. Mercer said he had a solid scouting report on Medina from the coaching staff and knew what to expect from the Mariners reliever. "I was just looking to see something over the plate and put a good swing on it," Mercer said. "I gained a little confidence from the previous at-bat before when I singled to right. Just let it get deep and drive it up the middle or the other way and it worked out." Mark Melancon earned his second save of the season. Mike Zunino delivered a pinch-hit single and Nick Franklin singled to put a pair of runners on with two outs in the ninth, but Kyle Seager grounded out. Vin Mazzaro (4-2) picked up the victory with two innings of scoreless relief. Hernandez bounced back to form after his worst start of the season. He blew a seven-run lead against the Los Angeles Angels in his last appearance, but struck out 11 against the Pirates. Hernandez gave up six hits and walked two. "Youve just got to battle him. Youve got to battle him and try and get his pitch count up and stay in the game so you can get him out before its the ninth inning," Hurdle said. "We were able to do that. Hes always going to be tough. He competes very, very well out there and the sequence and the stuff he has makes it a very difficult day at the plate." The Mariners squandered a chance to take the lead in the eighth. With the game even, Kendrys Morales doubled and the Pirates intentionally walked Ibanez to put a pair of runners on with one out. Mazzaro managed to escaped by striking out Justin Smoak and getting Michael Saunders to fly out. "Weve got to hit. Its time to hit," Mariners manager Eric Wedge said. "Youre not going to win games unless you hit. They got the two-out hit. We didnt. Game over. Thats the difference." Walker hit his sixth home run, connecting with two outs. Seattle managed to get a run back in the bottom half without a hit. Ibanez reached first after swinging at a third strike wild pitch that got away from catcher Russell Martin, then Smoak hit a grounder and Mercer mishandled the throw to second, the ball deflecting off the shortstops glove. Ibanez took advantage of the Pirates defensive shift and advanced to a vacated third base on the misplay. A sacrifice fly from Saunders made it 2-1. Jeanmar Gomez turned in a fine outing for the Pirates in his first start off the disabled list. He allowed just three hits and an unearned run in five innings with five strikeouts and threw the most pitches (81) of any outing this season. "He gave us the innings we needed and got to the part of the game were hoping to get to with the lead." Hurdle said. "He was effective again -- real nice job." Ibanez tagged Justin Wilson for his ninth home run in June. NOTES: Notes: The Pirates optioned RHP Duke Welker to Triple-A Indianapolis in order to activate Gomez from the 15-day disabled list. ... Alvarez extended his hitting streak to 10 games. Hes batting .390 with four doubles, five home runs and 13 RBIs over that span. ... Ibanez has just 12 hits against left-handed pitchers this season but six of the hits have been home runs. He is batting .214 with six home runs and 12 RBIs against lefties. ... Ibanez hit his ninth homer in June.Kevin Durant Shoes Outlet . P.A. 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James Anderson was the pick of the England bowlers on Friday, taking 5-16, as he moved up to sixth on the list of all-time Test wicket-takers with 438, with Stuart Broad claiming 4-21.Watch the pick of the action from the second day of the first Test between England and Sri Lanka Jonny Bairstow had earlier reached his second Test century before he was eventually dismissed for 140 after helping England post 298 in their first innings.Having put on 141 with Alex Hales (86), Bairstow shared a stand of 56 for the ninth wicket with Steven Finn (17) before the bowlers took charge in the evening session.Jonny Bairstow scored 140 as England posted 298 in their first innings Resuming on 171-5, England moved past 200 in the first hour. Bairstow - 54 not out overnight - continued scoring at a decent rate and soon overtook Hales who was finding scoring difficult. Both players were given a life with Nuwan Pradeep putting down a return catch with Bairstow on 70 and Hales dropped at second slip having made 82.The opener was gone soon after as he came down the track to Rangana Herath and skewed the ball to Dushmantha Chameera running in from deep cover, 14 short of a maiden Test century.James Anderson and Jonny Bairstow joined Michael Atherton at the Sky Cart to analyse day two Chameera himself then quickly removed Moeen Ali (0) and Broad (2) but Bairstow remained and an overthrow saw him go to his first Test century on home soil as England reached lunch at 243-8.ddddddddddddBairstow upped the tempo again after the interval and had taken England up to 289 before hauling out to long on, to hand Chameera his third wicket. Finn was the final wicket to fall, stumped off Herath.Englands seamers then took centre stage, with Anderson and Broad taking out the Sri Lanka top three in quick succession to leave the tourists 12-3 inside six overs. All three wickets were caught behind, Broad nicking out Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis with Anderson removing Kaushal Silva in between. Dinesh Chandimal and Angelo Mathews saw Sri Lanka to 43-3 at tea but the former was gone with the first ball after the restart, James Vince diving to his right to take the catch at third slip and give Ben Stokes his first wicket.Bad light briefly stopped play and Mathews (34) and Lahiru Thirimanne held firm to frustrate England for a while but when Anderson trapped the former lbw, the floodgates were opened and wickets came at regular intervals.Anderson had Dasun Shanaka caught behind first ball and although Herath survived the hat-trick ball, the England swing bowler got rid of him before long - Stokes taking the catch at fourth slip.Stuart Broad chipped in with 4-21 Broad was then back into the action having Chameera and Thirimanne caught by Finn before Anderson took the final wicket, Shaminda Eranga caught down the legside by Bairstow.Alastair Cook enforced the follow on but after just two balls of Sri Lankas second innings, and the score at 1-0, bad light brought an end to the days proceedings with England in complete control.Watch live coverage from day three of the first Test between England and Sri Lanka at Headingley, live on Sky Sports 2 from 10.30am on Saturday. You can also catch highlights from day two at 8pm on Sky Sports 5, with The Verdict following immediately after at 9pm. ' ' '