The Seattle Mariners (26-22) travel to face off against the New York Yankees (33-16) on Tuesday, May 21st. This game will be played at Yankee Stadium in New York and televised on RSNW. The Mariners are coming off a win in their previous game, while the Yankees are looking to get back on track from a loss to the Mariners. First pitch is set for 7:05 ET.
Mariners vs Yankees
Seattle rallied for four runs in the 9th inning in the most recent game of this Mariners vs. Yankees series. The Mariners scored two runs in the 1st inning but didn’t score another run until putting up four in the top of the 9th, picking up a 5-4 win. Heading into the game, the Mariners were at +123 on the money line.
Logan Gilbert started for the Mariners, going six innings and giving up three runs. He finished with just one more hit allowed than strikeouts and picked up a win in the game. Eduard Bazardo got the save. Marcus Stroman had a good outing for the Yankees, giving up just one earned run in 7 1/3 innings of work.
Dominic Canzone and Luke Raley each had two RBIs for the Mariners’ offense. Canzone, Mitch Haniger, and Kyle Seager each scored two runs. For the Yankees, Alex Verdugo went 3/5 with three RBIs.
Seattle is currently 26-22 overall, putting them in 1st place in the AL West. So far, they lead the Rangers by 2 games for the top spot in the division. The Mariners are 6-3 against other teams in the AL West. The Mariners took the first game of this series vs. the Yankees and overall, they are 8-6-1 in series this year.
At home, the Mariners have gone 15-10 this year, and they are just above .500 at 11-12 on the road. As the underdog, the Mariners are 11-11 this season compared to a mark of 15-11 as the favorite. Seattle’s overall record is backed by a strong pitching staff, as they rank 5th in the majors with a team ERA of 3.45.
Seattle is 24-24 against the run line this season, with a 13-12 mark at home. The Mariners have a run differential of 0.0 on the year, with a scoring margin of 0.4 at home and -0.3 on the road. They are 11-12 against the run line on the road and 12-14 as the favorite.
Seattle’s over/under record for the season is 18-27. The average over/under line for their games is 8 runs. When the line is set at 7.5 runs, the over/under record is 6-8. The over has hit in 45.8% of their games this season. The over has hit in two straight games for the Mariners.
Bryan Woo Gets The Start For The Mariners
Bryan Woo and the Mariners are on the road to take on the Yankees. Woo has started two games so far this season and has yet to take a loss. In his last outing, he picked up a win vs. the Royals, going 5 1/3 innings and striking out 5.
Mariners Offense Breakdown
Julio Rodríguez has been swinging a hot bat for the Mariners of late, going 13/41 in his last 10 games. This stretch includes one home run and three RBIs. Overall, he is batting .274 for the season and has two homers. Luke Raley is also on a hot streak, going 15/33 in his last nine games with two homers and six RBIs. He is currently on a seven-game hitting streak.
Cal Raleigh comes into the game as the Mariners’ leader in RBIs, with 25, and has 10 homers, which is 7th in the league. However, he is batting just .223 for the season. As a team, the Mariners are batting just .228 and are 26th in the league in scoring at 3.8 runs per game.
With an overall record of 33-16, the Yankees lead the AL East by two games over the Orioles. The Yankees are currently 8-8 in divisional matchups and are coming off a series win over the White Sox. So far, they have been really good at home, going 16-7, and they have also been strong on the road, putting together a record of 17-9.
New York has won five straight series, and their overall series record is 12-2-1 this year. As for their overall record, the Yankees have gone 8-2 over their last 10 games. As the favorite, the Yankees have gone 24-12 this year, and they are 16-7 when favored at home.
When the Yankees win, they tend to win big, with an average run margin of 3.6 runs per game in victories. That’s helped them to a 27-22 run line record this season. They’ve been especially good on the road, going 16-10 against the run line, compared to 11-12 at home. They’ve been an underdog just 13 times this season, but they’ve covered the run line in 10 of those games.
The Yankees have been involved in 43 games this season where the over/under line was set higher than 7.5 runs, with an average of 8 runs scored in those contests. Their over/under record is 20-27 overall, and when the line has been set at 7.5 runs, they are 2-3. Their over streak is at two games, with their last game against the Mariners going over the 8-run line.
Clarke Schmidt Gets The Start For The Yankees
Right-hander Clarke Schmidt is getting the start for the Yankees today as he faces off against the Mariners at home. He has made nine starts this year and has a record of 5-1 to go along with a 2.49 ERA. Opposing batters are hitting .221 this year off Schmidt, and he has a WHIP of 1.12. Schmidt has turned in two quality starts in a row and is coming off a dominant outing against the Twins, where he went eight innings, didn’t allow a run, and picked up the win. In that outing, he had eight strikeouts. Schmidt has been especially tough on the road, with a 1.69 ERA compared to 4.08 at home.
Yankees Offense Breakdown
As a team, the Yankees are averaging 4.8 runs per game, which is 5th in the league. They have been even better on the road, averaging 5 runs per contest. New York has been one of the league’s top home run-hitting teams, and they also have a strong team batting average of .257.
Both Juan Soto and Aaron Judge have been swinging the bat well of late, with Judge hitting .500 over his last seven games with three homers and eight runs scored. For the season, Judge is batting .271 with 13 homers, and Soto is hitting .316 with 11 homers. Giancarlo Stanton is also tied for 2nd on the team with 11 homers but has driven in just 26 runs this season.
Mariners vs Yankees Prediction
Our predicted final score for this game is 5-4 in favor of the Yankees. With the money line payout for a Yankees win sitting at -159, this is the way we recommend playing this one.
Looking at some of the starting pitcher’s projections, Bryan Woo is predicted to finish with six strikeouts, compared to Clarke Schmidt, who we have finishing with seven.
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Last updated:May 21, 2024 Mariners, Yankees