Liriano's blast -- which came off his bat at 105 mph and traveled a projected 416 feet, according to Statcast™ -- gave the Pirates a 4-1 lead. However, Liriano surrendered that lead and exited after allowing seven runs over 3 1/3 innings. Pittsburgh trailed, 7-4, after four.
Liriano's first career homer came last season, a three-run shot off the Dodgers' Mat Latos on Aug. 8 at PNC Park. The veteran left-hander, a career .150 hitter, has shown an unexpected flair with the bat this season. Liriano's homer raised his batting average to an even .300 on the year.
Liriano's three-run homer
LAD@PIT: Liriano hits first career homer, takes lead
8/8/15: Francisco Liriano helps his own cause with a three-run shot, the first homer of his career, to give the Pirates a 4-2 lead
Entering the game, Hernandez had faced the opposing pitcher 31 times in his distinguished career. The results: three hits, one walk, three sacrifice bunts and 14 strikeouts. But never a homer, not until Liriano.
In fact, the Mariners had only allowed one home run to an opposing pitcher: Curt Leskanic went deep off Rafael Carmona on June 9, 1999.
Liriano is the second Pirates pitcher to homer this season, as Gerrit Cole hit one on May 26.
Cole's three-run home run
ARI@PIT: Cole belts a three-run homer to left-center
Gerrit Cole smashes a three-run homer to left-center, giving the Pirates a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the 2nd inning
Adam Berry has covered the Pirates for MLB.com since 2015. Follow him on Twitter at @adamdberry. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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