Well, we all knew there would be one of these games. The Yankees always manage to find one weird, frustrating night on their West Coast trips, often one that goes into extra innings. Tuesday night checked all of those boxes as the Mariners walked them off in 11 innings, when a sluggish offense could do next to nothing for seven innings before finally scratching a run across to bail Max Fried out of a potential one-run loss. It was the Yankee ace’s first real so-so performance, but he still managed to avoid any major blowups en route to five innings of one-run ball. Sadly, the parade of relievers that followed could only go on so long before one blinked, and Tim Hill ended up being the one saddled with the loss.
The road trip concludes today with an afternoon game, but before we get into that let’s see what we have coming up for you. Peter takes a look at a tough battle that Anthony Volpe won ahead of Ben Rice’s grand slam on Sunday in the At-Bat of the Week before I return to give the Rivalry Roundup. Matt covers a similarly sluggish performance from the Yankees 25 years ago in the 2000 Diary, and Nolan looks into the rotation stockpiled with promising arms brewing in Hudson Valley.
Today’s Matchup:
New York Yankees vs. Seattle Mariners
Time: 4:10 p.m. EST
TV/Streaming: YES Network, ROOTNW, MLB Network (out-of-market only)
Radio: WFAN 660/101.9 FM, WADO 1280
Venue: T-Mobile Park, Seattle, WA
Questions/Prompts:
1. What are your expectations for DJ LeMahieu stepping back into the lineup?
2. Are the Knicks punching their ticket to the Eastern Conference Finals tonight, or will the Celtics drag it out at least one more game?