Bronx Bomber Ball

After splitting a doubleheader with the Nationals Monday, the Yankees return to the Bronx for three days to take on the Seattle Mariners. This will be the first time these two teams face off this year. The Mariners, who just split a four-game series with the Red Sox, have been very hot lately, going 22-7 since May 18th, and currently trail the Astros by 2 games in the AL West. The Yankees though, are an MLB best 26-11 at home this year, and haven’t lost a series there since April 5th-8th, when they took only one out of four from the Orioles.

The Yankees came off a very disappointing 7-1 loss to the Mariners last night. Luis Severino was unable to keep the Mariners offense in check, and Nathan Karns rebounded from an early home run by Brett Gardner to pitch an excellent outing. CC Sabathia took the hill today for New York, while perennial ace Felix Hernandez started for the Mariners. The Yankees have been in an offensive funk lately and haven’t hit well with runners in scoring position. It was the utmost importance they do so today against King Felix and take advantage of the few opportunities they would be given to score runs. Photo Credit: Associated Press