New York Yankees Win Rubber Game 3-2 Over Seattle Mariners
The rubber match of this series between the Yankees and Mariners presented the Yankees with a chance to win this series. Which they did 3-2. This rubber game was an unfavorable pitching matchup (with the Yankees starting Will Warren and the Mariners starting Luis Castillo). The Yankees could have looked past this game with an important series against the New York Mets looming. However, they were successful in this rubber game. Do you think the Yankees will win the series against the Mets?
Lineups
The Seattle Mariners, in this rubber game of the series, had Miles Mastrobuoni as the second baseman and batting leadoff. Jorge Polanco was the designated hitter and batted second. Julio RodrÃguez was the center fielder and batted third. Cal Raleigh was the catcher and was batting fourth. Randy Arozarena was the left fielder, batting fifth. Rowdy Tellez was the first baseman and batted sixth. Dylan Moore pinch-hit for him in the sixth inning. Leody Taveras was the right fielder and batted seventh. Ben Williamson was the third baseman and batted eighth. Leo Rivas was the shortstop and batted ninth. Mitch Garver pinch-hit for him in the ninth.
For the Yankees, in this rubber game of the series, Trent Grisham batted first and was the center fielder. Ben Rice was the first baseman and batted second. Austin Wells came in to play catcher and batted in his spot. Aaron Judge batted third and was the designated hitter. Cody Bellinger was the right fielder and batted fourth. Anothny Volpe was the shortstop and batted fifth.
Jasson Dominguez was the left fielder and batted sixth. DJ LeMahieu was the second baseman and batted seventh. JC Escarra was the catcher, batting eighth. Paul Goldschmidt pinch-hit for him in the seventh inning. Goldschmidt stayed in to play first base, Jorbit Vivas played third base, and batted ninth. Pablo Reyes pinch-hit for him in the seventh inning. Oswald Peraza came into the game to play first base.
Scoring Summary
In the third inning, Rodrigeuz had a two-run double for the Mariners. Taveras and Rivas scored. That gave the Mariners a 2-0 lead, and Warren failed to overcome an error to start the inning. In the sixth inning, Dominguez hit a two-out double that drove in Volpe. That cut the Mariners’ lead to 2-1. In the seventh inning, Goldschmidt pinch-hit for Escarra and hit a home run. That tied the game at 2. Judge hit a solo home run in the eighth inning, giving the Yankees a 3-2 lead. So, the Yankees took the lead in the decisive rubber game of this series.
Game Notes
Rodriguez, the Seattle superstar, is heating up for the Mariners. In his last 11 games, he is batting .289 with 3 home runs and 4 RBI. He robbed Grisham of a home run on the first play of the game.
Judge was 1-of-4 last night, dropping his batting average to .410. He has more games this season with multiple hits, six, than with no hits. LeMahieu got an at-bat last night, in New York’s loss, but was in the starting lineup for the Yankees today. It was chilly in Seattle, so the roof was closed.
Castillo was the starting pitcher for the Seattle Mariners, and Warren was the starting pitcher for the Yankees in the rubber game of this series. Arozarena had his 34-game on-base streak ended last night with a 0-of-4 showing. Warren struck out nine batters. He was taken out of the game before he had to face much of the Seattle lineup for a third time. He allowed two unearned runs. The nine strikeouts were a career high for Warren.
Conclusion
After this rubber game of the series in Seattle, the Yankees have an off day tomorrow to fly across the country. They then take on Juan Soto and the New York Mets, whom they host. The Yankees could have looked past this game, but to their credit, they did not. Now they have a well-earned off day tomorrow, which should be helpful in terms of resetting the bullpen.
