4:00 pm
September 9

Yankees @ Mariners

Who will WIN this matchup?

New York Yankees (89-53)

@ Seattle Mariners (78-64)

 

Starting Pitchers:

Sabathia (NYY): 7-6; 3.54 ERA

Ramirez (SEA) 2-3; 5.56 ERA

 

Last 10 Games Played:

New York Yankees: 5-5

Seattle Mariners: 4-6

 

Current odds:

New York Yankees: (-129)

Seattle Mariners: (+119)

 

• The Yankees are 11 games ahead of Seattle for a wild card and 3 1/2 in front of Oakland for the top spot after posting a 4-2 victory Saturday to improve to 3-2 on their nine-game road trip. Austin Romine snapped a tie in the seventh inning with his 10th homer of the season, extending his career high and making him the 10th Yankee to reach double digits, and Andrew McCutchen went deep in his second straight contest as New York pulled within 7 1/2 games of first-place Boston in the AL East.

• The Mariners managed only four hits Saturday, including a solo homer by Mike Zunino, as they suffered their fourth loss in six contests to fall 7 1/2 games behind the Athletics for the second wild card.

• Sabathia has lost back-to-back starts, including an outing at Oakland on Monday in which he surrendered five runs and seven hits over 3 1/3 innings. The 38-year-old Californian worked six frames while registering a quality start in each of his previous three turns but notched only one victory in that span – his lone win in his last nine outings. Sabathia has made 28 career starts against Seattle, going 14-6 with two complete games, one shutout and a 2.57 ERA.

• Ramirez has pitched well since returning from a shoulder injury that sidelined him for more than three months, allowing fewer than two earned runs in four of his five starts. The 28-year-old Nicaraguan is coming off a victory over Baltimore on Monday in which he gave up one run and two hits over 5 1/3 innings. Ramirez is 2-2 with a 3.66 ERA in 17 career appearances against New York, including four starts.

• New York OF Aaron Judge (wrist) took batting practice in an indoor cage Saturday for the first time since being injured July 26.

5/10
Confidence
StreakSmarter Pick
New York Yankees
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