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By Nick Ziegler (@Ziggy26x)
June 6th, 2013
New York Yankees vs Seattle Mariners
Final Score: Yankees 6 Mariners 1
The New York Yankees were able to keep
their momentum from sweeping the Cleveland Indians on their trip to
the West Coast, as they took Game 1 of the four-game series against
the Seattle Mariners with a 6-1 victory. The win moves the Yankees to
(35-25), and keeps them at 1.5 games behind the Boston Red Sox.
The good Phil Hughes showed up in
Seattle, where he seems to enjoy pitching, as he now (4-0) with an
ERA under one in Safeco Field. On Thursday Hughes picked up his third
win of the season after pitching seven great innings. Hughes only
gave up one unearned run due to a Kevin Youkilis error, and then
Boone Logan allowing a RBI double Kyle Seager. Hughes struckout seven
batters, while only allowing three hits, and two walks in what was a
great bounce back start from Hughes, who seems to pitch much better
away from Yankees Stadium.
The offense for the Yankees had one
good inning in this game, but it was plenty enough to get the win
with the great start from Hughes. Mariners Starter Aaron Harang held
the Yankees hit-less for the first two innings of the game, but the
third inning was where it all went downhill for Harang. Robinson Cano
broke the scoreless game up with a three-run homerun, which scored
Brett Gardner and Jayson Nix. For Cano it was his 15th
home run of the season, and now has 39 RBIs. Mark Teixeira then hit
his third home run of the season right after Cano. The Yankees rally
would continue after the home runs, as Vernon Wells and Ichiro Suzuki
would each have RBI base hits to give the Yankees a six-run third
inning, and knock Aaron Harang out of the game.
Seattle got a very good performance
from reliever Blake Beavan, who came in for Harang in the third
inning, and then finished up the game. Beavan went 6.2 innings,
striking out four batters, and only allowed one hit to Travis Hafner
in the eighth inning.
The only person to not get a hit for
the Yankees in this game was Catcher Austin Romine, who went zero for
four at the plate with a strikeout.
Next up for the Yankees will be Game 2
of the series on Friday night, as Hiroki Kuroda (6-4, 2.59) will be
facing Jeremy Bonderman (0-1, 13.50).
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