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Seattle Mariners at New York Yankees

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Seattle Mariners
35-37, 14-20 Away
Final
2 - 4
New York Yankees
41-33, 23-17 Home

Brito solid in return to majors and Yankees homer three times to beat Mariners 4-2

Fill-ins Jake Bauers and Billy McKinney homered off Luis Castillo (4-6) as the Yankees won a series for the first time since placing Aaron Judge on the injured list. New York is 6-8 with Judge out of the lineup and had not won a series since taking two of three from the Dodgers in Los Angeles 2 1/2 weeks ago.

Rookie Anthony Volpe added his 10th homer in the seventh after nearly missing a homer in the third.

Recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre for his 10th career start and first since May 20, Brito resembled the pitcher who allowed one run in his first two starts after making the team out of spring training.

“He had a couple of really rough outings, one in particular but I think for the most part he was either good (or) really keeping us in the game,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “He flashed that stuff all the time, but was really pitch efficient, too, and I’m really proud of him on that start.”

Brito (4-3) allowed two hits, struck out three, walked one and reached the sixth inning for the first time as a starter. The only time Brito had pitched in the sixth occurred May 15 in Toronto when he was a bulk reliever.

“Going down there, the priority was to be able to command the strike zone with the fastball, use the sinker to both sides of the plate and to keep changeup low in the strike zone," Brito said. "I’ve been working on a slider that has been giving me really good results and polishing that pitch down and putting a good package of pitches has been the focus.”

The right-hander returned to the Yankees after posting a 7.08 ERA in four Triple-A starts but was selected over Randy Vásquez to make the start for Nestor Cortes, who is recovering from a strained left rotator cuff.

“That was really impressive to see,” McKinney said. “He’s a really good pitcher. He’s got a lot of talent.”

Brito allowed a leadoff single to José Caballero and retired 12 straight before Jarred Kelenic singled to open the fifth. He exited to nice ovation after walking Julio Rodríguez.

Brito was also aided by Bauers’ glove for the final out of the first. Bauers robbed Teoscar Hernández of a potential double by running back and making a leaping catch in front of the right field fence.

After making his defensive play, Bauers hit a fastball into the right-center field seats in the third for his sixth homer since being recalled joining the Yankees. Bauers homered after Volpe nearly missed a homer down the right field line before drawing a walk.

“I swung through two fastballs that at-bat, had a feeling it was going to be that or the changeup,” Bauers said. “I’m guessing he missed his spot there with the fastball.”

McKinney homered for the second straight game and third time since being recalled to replace Judge. The outfielder gave the Yankees a 3-0 lead by blasting a 1-0 fastball about halfway up the second deck in right field for a 414-foot drive.

Castillo allowed three runs and four hits in five innings for his fourth straight loss. He struck out three, walked four and faced the Yankees for the fourth time in less than a year.

“It was good to see us really wear down an elite starter like that and make him work as hard as he did,” Boone said.

Castillo, whom the Yankees tried to the acquire from Cincinnati at last year’s deadline has lost four straight starts for the first time since a seven-game skid April 25 to May 29, 2021. He also has issued 10 walks over his last two starts and allowed multiple homers in two of his last three outings.

“A bad outing for me,” Castillo said through a translator. “I don’t think I had the command of the four pitches where I wanted to place them. I think that’s the main reason why I said it was a bad outing for me.”

Jimmy Cordero followed Brito and got the next four outs, Wandy Peralta allowed Dylan Moore’s pinch hit homer in the eighth and Michael King put two on in the ninth. Tommy Kahnle allowed Kelenic’s sacrifice fly before finishing for his sixth career save.

SERVAIS MUM ON COLE

Seattle manager Scott Servais declined to answer a question about Gerrit Cole wagging his finger 15 times Tuesday night after striking out Caballero to end the seventh inning.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Mariners: SS J.P. Crawford was held out after bruising his right shoulder when Harrison Bader stole second in the second inning Tuesday.

Yankees: LHP Carlos Rodón (strained left forearm, sore back) said he felt fine and his fastball was between 91 and 95 mph after allowing one run over three innings for Double-A Somerset against New Hampshire Tuesday in his first game since two-inning spring training outing against Atlanta on March 5. Rodón is expected to make a second rehab start Sunday. … DH/OF Willie Calhoun exited after his final at-bat with a left quad injury and will have further testing.

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Matchup Prediction

Yankees: 43.6%
Mariners: 56.4%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

9th Inning Suárez struck out looking.
9th Inning Kelenic hit sacrifice fly to center, Rodríguez scored.
9th Inning Kahnle relieved King
9th Inning Hernández flied out to center, Rodríguez to third.
9th Inning France reached on infield single to shortstop, Rodríguez to second.
9th Inning Rodríguez walked.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
12 Ground Balls 5
6 Strikeouts 4
2 Runs Batted In 4
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
4 Hits 5
1 Stolen Bases 0
2 Walks 5
0 Catcher Interference 0
2 Runs 4
0 Ground Into Double Play 0
1 Sacrifice Flies 0
30 At Bats 28
1 Home Runs 3
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
10 Runners Left On Base 10
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
0 Doubles 0
13 Fly Balls 19
0 Caught Stealing 0
122 Pitches 151
0 Games Started 0
2 Pinch At Bats 1
1 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 0
7 Total Bases 14
33 Plate Appearances 33
162.0 Projected Home Runs 486.0
1 Extra Base Hits 3
1.1 Runs Created 4.6
.133 Batting Average .179
.500 Pinch Hit Average .000
.233 Slugging Percentage .500
.200 Secondary Average .500
.182 On Base Percentage .303
.415 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .803
0.9 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.3
1.1 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 5.4
16.0 Batter Rating 30.0
30.0 At Bats Per Home Run 9.3
1.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
3.70 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.58
.100 Isolated Power .321
0.33 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 1.25
.061 Walks Per Plate Appearance .152
.067 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .321
4.0 Runs Produced 8.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.3 Patience Ratio 0.6
0.1 Balls In Play Average 0.1
67.0 MLB Rating 80.5
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Yankee Stadium

Location: Bronx, New York
Attendance: 41,090 | Capacity:

2024 American League West Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 88 73 .547 - W2
Seattle 85 77 .525 3.5 W4
Texas 78 84 .481 10.5 W3
Oakland 69 93 .426 19.5 L3
Los Angeles 63 99 .389 25.5 L6

2024 American League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York 94 68 .580 - W1
Baltimore 91 71 .562 3 W3
Boston 81 81 .500 13 W1
Tampa Bay 80 82 .494 14 L1
Toronto 74 88 .457 20 L3
Full Standings