The thing about exciting young players is, as good as they can look, there will be times when they struggle: when the unstoppable force of their talent inevitably meets the immovable object of an older, wiser, stronger opponent. As Jake put it in the series preview, the Yankees lineup runs through the unstoppable force and immovable object known as Juan Soto and Aaron Judge. Control them, and you control your fate. Tonight, Bryan Woo couldn’t control his fate, continually allowing them to come up with runners in scoring position, and knock in a combined six runs; more than enough to defeat the Mariners, who could only muster two measly solo homers on offense.
Bryan Woo suffers Groundhog Day in loss to the Yankees
