All rights reserved.Lucky 13: Mariners top Yankees in extras for tense 1-0 win Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and Safety Information / Your California Privacy Rights are applicable to you. ^ Back to Top ^ © 2023 ESPN Internet Ventures. Rookie Luis Gil (1-0, 0.00) makes his second career start for New York five days after throwing six shutout innings his debut against Baltimore. LHP Yusei Kikuchi (7-6, 3.89 ERA), who took a no-hitter into the sixth inning in his only previous appearance at Yankee Stadium on May 8, 2019, starts for Seattle. Yankees: RHP Corey Kluber (strained right shoulder) threw about 40 pitches and faced hitters for the second time this week. … LHP Justus Sheffield (strained left forearm) was scratched from his scheduled rehab start on Sunday at High-A Everett because he did not feel great after his recent throwing session. It was the second game he missed this year and first since May 23. Crawford (illness) was held out of the lineup. Seattle starter Chris Flexen allowed three runs and eight hits in five-plus innings. Jonathan Loaisiga pitched a perfect ninth for his fourth save in place of Aroldis Chapman, who was put on the injured list before the game with left elbow inflammation. After Stanton’s catch, Heaney retired 13 of the final 15 hitters and ended his outing by striking out the side in the sixth.Ĭlay Holmes followed Heaney by getting three of his four outs on strikeouts and Joely Rodríguez got the final two outs of the eighth. Haniger’s drive nearly allowed the Mariners to take a big lead but Giancarlo Stanton, in his second start in right field, made a leaping catch. The Mariners scored twice in the second on a bases-loaded walk by Abraham Toro and a bases-loaded sacrifice fly by Haniger. Kyle Seager hit Heaney’s curveball into the right field seats over the short porch for a 2-0 lead four batters in. “The first two innings were terrible and I don’t want that to be any indication of what I can do here,” Heaney said. He allowed four runs and four hits in six innings with nine strikeouts and three walks.Īfter allowing four solo homers in his debut Monday against Baltimore, Heaney settled in nicely after the Mariners took a 4-1 lead in the second. “A couple of miscues today hurt us and when you’re playing a talented team like this in this ballpark, it can catch you and that’s what it did today,” Seattle manager Scott Servais said.Īndrew Heaney (7-8) settled down after a rocky beginning for his first win since being traded from the Los Angeles Angels to the Yankees. The Mariners fell to 3-6 on a 10-game trip and each loss has been decided by no more than two runs. “It’s kind of a tough play for the first baseman there, so I was just kind of using instincts there,” the soft-spoken LeMahieu said. New York has won its last eight games decided by two runs or fewer since blowing a four-run lead at Boston on July 25. LeMahieu’s acumen on the bases helped the Yankees improve to 39-21 in games decided by two runs or fewer. It’s little plays like that kind of go unnoticed at times but make the big difference in the long haul.” He stayed it in long enough for us to get that run and get the win. “People may not know it, but he’s got some agility and he’s pretty quick. LeMahieu forced a rundown and was tagged out after Higashioka had crossed the plate for the tiebreaking run. Higashioka broke for home while France focused on LeMahieu, who alertly stopped first and second. Higashioka delivered a tying, pinch-hit double with one out and took third on LeMahieu’s single off Casey Sadler (0-2).Īnthony Rizzo followed with a sharp grounder to first baseman Ty France, who stepped on the bag. With one out, pinch-hitter Gleyber Torres hit a fly and Haniger raced back, appeared to overrun it and then slipped, allowing the ball to get to the warning track. Odor hit a two-run drive inside the right field foul pole to pull the Yankees within 4-3 in the sixth. The Yankees have won the first three in a four-game series against Seattle in a matchup of teams in the playoff chase. New York erased a 4-1 deficit by scoring four times in the sixth inning. NEW YORK - DJ LeMahieu and Kyle Higashioka made savvy baserunning moves, turning a double-play grounder into the go-ahead run, and the New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 5-4 Saturday for their fifth straight win.Īaron Judge and Rougned Odor homered and the Yankees capitalized on a three-base error by right fielder Mitch Haniger to win for the 10th time in 12 games. Yanks smart on bases, take advantage of error to top M's 5-4
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