 was overpowering when he needed to be, striking out six and getting his fastball to flash triple-digits on the stadium scoreboard even in the seventh inning. He allowed eight hits, but was outstanding when in trouble. Severino pitched out of jams in the first, second and most notably the fourth inning when Seattle had runners at the corners with no outs and was unable to score.Gardner took advantage of the one mistake by Hernandez (5-4), driving a 2-1 pitch into the right-field seats with one out in the sixth. Other than that, Hernandez was as good as he's been in 2017, striking out a season-high nine and pitching at least seven innings for the second time.Aaron Judge added a broken-bat RBI single in the eighth inning. It was just his fourth hit in 29 at-bats since the All-Star break. The Yankees added a pair of runs in the ninth with two outs on Robinson Cano's throwing error, allowing Didi Gregorius and Todd Frazier to score.Three of New York's four runs were unearned.It was a vintage performance by Hernandez, all the way down to the lack of run support - a staple of his career with the Mariners. Hernandez has always pitched well against New York, and he was successful staying on the edges with his fastball, getting the Yankees to chase offspeed pitches out of the zone.But he paid for the one mistake he made. Hernandez left a fastball in the middle of the plate, and Gardner smacked his 16th home run of the season.The Mariners left eight runners on base in the first five innings, including failing to score in the fourth inning with runners on first and third and no outs. Mitch Haniger popped out on the infield and Jarrod Dyson's shallow flyball failed to get Kyle Seager in from third. Mike Zunino walked to load the bases, but Severino got a groundout from Jean Segura to end the inning.Cano had an RBI double in the ninth.FIRST AT FIRSTChase Headley made his first start of the season at first base, moving across the diamond after the acquisition of Frazier. Headley had appeared in four games this season at first base and 14 total in his career.ROTATION CHANGESeattle will put right-hander Yovani Gallardo back into the starting rotation in the series finale on Sunday against the Yankees. The Mariners optioned Sam Gaviglio to Triple-A Tacoma on Thursday and recalled right-handed reliever Max Povse. Gallardo had a 0.79 ERA working out of the bullpen. He was 3-7 with a 6.30 ERA in 14 starts prior to his move to the bullpen in June. Seattle will still need to make a roster move when newly acquired reliever David Phelps joins the team. Phelps, who was acquired from Miami for four prospects, is expected to arrive on Friday.UP NEXTYankees: CC Sabathia (8-3) is tied for the team lead in victories. He'll be making his 16th start of the season and is coming off six shutout innings in a win over Boston in his last start.Mariners: Andrew Moore (1-1) is looking to bounce back from giving up three home runs in his last start against the White Sox.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball)
New Yankees get another shot at Mariners 3h ago• 2 min read SEATTLE -- Todd Frazier, David Robertson, Tommy Kahnle and the Chicago White Sox suffered a three-game sweep against Seattle last weekend.Those three players will get another crack at the Mariners this week, only this time as members of the New York Yankees, who open a four-game series Thursday at Safeco Field.Frazier, a third baseman who was a two-time National League All-Star, and right-handed relievers Robertson and Kahnle were acquired by the Yankees on Tuesday night in exchange for reliever Tyler Clippard and three prospects.Robertson succeeded Mariano Rivera as the Yankees' closer in 2014 before signing with the White Sox after that season."Those are all guys that can come in here and help us accomplish what we're trying to accomplish," Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner told The New York Times.Frazier hit a career-high 40 homers last season for the White Sox but has struggled in 2017, batting .206 with 16 home runs and 44 RBIs. He could play first base for the Yankees, who will be without Greg Bird until at least September after he underwent foot surgery Tuesday. On Wednesday against Minnesota, Frazier struck out as pinch-hitter and was hit by a pitch.Robertson (4-2, 2.70 ERA, 13 saves) and Kahnle (1-3, 2.50 ERA with 60 strikeouts in 36 innings with the White Sox) should help shore up a Yankees bullpen that has 18 blown saves, the most in the majors. Kahnle made his New York debut in a 6-1 loss Wednesday, pitching a perfect inning with two strikeouts.Yankees manager Joe Girardi said the trade should send a message to his players."It should tell them, 'Hey, we're in this,'" Girardi told The Times. "We need to continue to play and play hard and play better than what we've done. But it should be a pick-me-up in there in a sense, like, hey, there's a lot of people who believe in this club." The Yankees are scheduled to start right-hander Luis Severino (5-4, 3.40 ERA) in the series opener Thursday against Mariners right-hander Felix Hernandez (5-3, 4.20).Hernandez, who spent nearly two months on the disabled list with right shoulder inflammation, has won his past two starts. He is 10-6 with a 3.13 ERA in 20 career starts against the Yankees. Hernandez has not faced New York this year.Severino is 0-1 with a 6.35 ERA in one previous start against Seattle, last year.While the Yankees (48-45) currently hold the second and final wild-card berth in the American League, the Mariners (48-48) are one of several teams still in playoff contention.Seattle just completed a six-game trip to Chicago and Houston in which it went 5-1 to get back to the .500 mark. Closer Edwin Diaz earned saves in all five victories."For us, coming out of the (All-Star) break and starting off like this is huge," Mariners catcher Mike Zunino told The News Tribune of Tacoma. "We're recharged. Everyone is all in for this second-half push. Hopefully, we can keep this going and make a run at this thing."
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