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New York Yankees at Seattle Mariners

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New York Yankees
89-64, 47-31 Away
Final
2 - 3
Seattle Mariners
78-75, 46-32 Home

Logan Gilbert reaches 200 Ks, Mariners stay on edge of playoff race with 3-2 win over Yankees

Seattle salvaged the final game of the series and stayed on the fringes of the playoff race, pulling within two games of Minnesota and Detroit for the final wild-card spot in the American League ahead of a six-game road trip to Texas and Houston.

“I don't think we're paying too much attention about what's ahead in terms of the standings,” Seattle manager Dan Wilson said. “I think we're looking at what we need to do each night, each day. Today we needed to pick up a win. We did.”

A day after clinching a postseason berth, the Yankees had their lead in the AL East trimmed to four games after Baltimore’s victory. They also received a major scare from star outfielder Juan Soto in the seventh inning.

Soto slid into the short wall in foul territory down the right-field line while making a highlight reel catch. After a lengthy visit from manager Aaron Boone, athletic trainers and seemingly every one of his teammates, Soto remained in the game and was shaking out his left leg.

The play was initially ruled a foul ball, but was overturned to a catch on replay.

“I think him sliding the way he did served him well. My biggest fear was that he twisted something and I think sliding like that preserved him a little bit," Boone said. "Banged his knee pretty good. We'll get X-rays just to make sure but as of now looks like he'll be OK.”

Seattle did all its damage in the first inning off Yankees starter Clarke Schmidt, loading the bases with one out. Justin Turner hit a fly ball deep enough for Julio Rodríguez to score, but left fielder Jasson Domínguez muffed the catch and Seattle eventually added two unearned runs. Jorge Polanco added a sacrifice fly and Crawford’s single capped the big inning.

Schmidt (5-4) settled down after the rough first inning and allowed only two hits over the next four innings. He struck out seven and walked three.

“The command wasn't there for sure. Obviously really happy with how we bounced back after the first inning. The outing was a grind,” Schmidt said.

Gilbert (8-11) struck out nine in his 5 1/3 innings and has 207 on the season, becoming the ninth pitcher in team history to reach that mark. Andrés Muñoz pitched the ninth for his 22nd save.

Gilbert, who was bumped up by a day to throw against the Yankees, pitched with traffic but avoided any big innings. He needed 45 pitches combined to work through the fourth and fifth innings – the latter of which included an extra batter after a wild pitch strikeout allowed Jazz Chisholm Jr. to reach first base.

Despite the busy basepaths, Gilbert’s only mistake was Chisholm's 23rd homer, a two-run shot in the third. He was also helped by Luke Raley throwing out Domínguez trying to score from second base for the final out of the second.

“It felt like it was a big game, big series. Obviously a good team over there and every game matters a ton for us. We really needed to win today. Just tried to give us a chance,” Gilbert said.

INJURY CONCERN

Yankees reliever Jake Cousins took over in the sixth but lasted only two batters and six pitches due to tightness in his right pectoral muscle. He was lifted striking out Rodríguez, and his velocity was down significantly on all of his pitches.

“We don't think it's too severe,” Boone said.

UP NEXT

Yankees: New York makes its last trip to Oakland on Friday with RHP Gerrit Cole (6-5, 3.97) starting the opener against the A’s.

Mariners: Seattle opens its final road trip in Texas on Friday against the Rangers. RHP George Kirby (12-11, 3.62) starts the opener.

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Matchup Prediction

Mariners: 47.6%
Yankees: 52.4%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

9th Inning Torres struck out swinging.
9th Inning Cabrera struck out swinging.
9th Inning Cabrera hit for Volpe
9th Inning Wells struck out swinging.
9th Inning Muñoz relieved Thornton
9th Inning Wells hit for Trevino

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 2
12 Ground Balls 12
14 Strikeouts 9
2 Runs Batted In 3
0 Sacrifice Hit 2
6 Hits 6
2 Stolen Bases 1
3 Walks 6
0 Catcher Interference 0
2 Runs 3
0 Ground Into Double Play 1
0 Sacrifice Flies 2
34 At Bats 26
1 Home Runs 0
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
20 Runners Left On Base 19
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 1
1 Doubles 0
8 Fly Balls 9
0 Caught Stealing 0
136 Pitches 131
0 Games Started 0
2 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 1
10 Total Bases 6
37 Plate Appearances 38
162.0 Projected Home Runs 0.0
2 Extra Base Hits 0
2.7 Runs Created 3.8
.176 Batting Average .231
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.294 Slugging Percentage .231
.265 Secondary Average .269
.243 On Base Percentage .389
.537 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .620
1.5 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 1.3
2.6 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 4.1
21.0 Batter Rating 19.0
34.0 At Bats Per Home Run 0.0
1.00 Stolen Base Percentage 1.00
3.68 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.45
.118 Isolated Power .000
0.21 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.67
.081 Walks Per Plate Appearance .158
.088 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .038
4.0 Runs Produced 6.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.4 Patience Ratio 0.4
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.4
69.8 MLB Rating 73.0
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

T-Mobile Park

Location: Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 34,255 | Capacity:

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

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
Full Standings