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By Nick Ziegler (@Ziggy26x)
June 9th, 2013
New York Yankees vs Seattle Mariners
Post Game Recap
Final Score: Yankees 2 Mariners 1
The New York Yankees were able to start
of their West Coast trip very nicely, by winning three out of four
games against the Seattle Mariners with a 2-1 win on Sunday
afternoon. The win keeps the Yankees in second place in the AL East,
two games behind the Boston Red Sox.
David Phelps went toe to toe with one
of the best pitchers in all of baseball in Felix Hernandez, and kept
up with King Felix on Sunday. Phelps went six innings allowing only
one run on three hits, and three walks. The Mariners one run against
Phelps came in the second inning on a infield singe by Brendan Ryan,
which scored Kelly Shoppach. Phelps also was able to strike out six
batters, and this was his second straight great start after the
disaster against the Mets.
Hernandez like Phelps also didn’t
factor in the decision in this game, but he did pitch great for
Seattle. King Felix went seven innings allowing just one run on five
hits, two walks, and had seven strikeouts. The Yankees one run of
Hernandez came in the second inning, as Brett Gardner knocked in
Jayson Nix with a RBI single. Gardner had a great series in Seattle,
as he went nine for 17 with four doubles.
David Robertson got the win for the
Yankees, which was his fourth win of the year, but he had to escape
some trouble in eighth. A lead off double by Alex Liddi and then a
sac-bunt set the Mariners up with a runner on third with one out, but
Robertson struckout Jason Bay and Nick Franklin to keep the game tied
at one.
The Yankees would get the winning run
across the plate in the top of the ninth inning, as Ichiro Suzuki
walked to lead off the inning, and then was advanced to second by a
bunt from Nix. With two outs Chris Stewart came up with a huge clutch
base-hit to score Ichiro, and give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.
The ninth inning was a difficult one
for Mariano Rivera, but he was able to get out of jams to earn his
23rd save of the inning. Kyle Seager lead off the inning
with a base-hit, but didn’t last long on the bases, as Rivera got
Kendrys Morales to ground into a double play. The Mariners would try
to rally with two outs however, as Raul Ibanez walked, and Endy
Chavez singled. Despite having two runners on Rivera settled down and
got Michael Saunders to fly out to Left Field to end the game.
Next up for the Yankees will be a
three-game series starting on Tuesday in Oakland against the
Athletics, as C.C. Sabathia (6-4, 3.74) will be facing former Yankee
Bartolo Colon (7-2, 3.14).
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