Rodriguez leads Mariners against the Yankees after 4-hit outing

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Wednesday, September 18, 2024 8:03AM

New York Yankees (88-63, first in the AL East) vs. Seattle Mariners (77-74, second in the AL West)

Seattle; Wednesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Nestor Cortes Jr. (9-10, 3.90 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 156 strikeouts); Mariners: Bryce Miller (11-8, 3.12 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 158 strikeouts)

: LINE Yankees -121, Mariners +101; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners play the New York Yankees after Julio Rodriguez had four hits on Tuesday in an 11-2 loss to the Yankees.

Seattle has a 77-74 record overall and a 45-31 record at home. The Mariners are eighth in the AL with 171 total home runs, averaging 1.1 per game.

New York has a 46-30 record in road games and an 88-63 record overall. The Yankees have a 68-13 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.

The matchup Wednesday is the sixth time these teams match up this season. The Yankees have a 3-2 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Cal Raleigh ranks second on the Mariners with 46 extra base hits (16 doubles and 30 home runs). Luke Raley is 10-for-33 with three doubles, three home runs and nine RBI over the last 10 games.

Aaron Judge has 35 doubles, a triple and 53 home runs for the Yankees. Gleyber Torres is 15-for-43 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 6-4, .276 batting average, 3.74 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs

Yankees: 7-3, .217 batting average, 2.45 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs

INJURIES: Mariners: Victor Robles: day-to-day (hand), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Castillo: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Gregory Santos: 15-Day IL (biceps), Sam Haggerty: 60-Day IL (achilles), Matt Brash: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jackson Kowar: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Yankees: DJ LeMahieu: 10-Day IL (hip), Cody Poteet: 60-Day IL (tricep), Jonathan Loaisiga: 60-Day IL (elbow), JT Brubaker: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lou Trivino: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.