“I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity,” wrote angsty Baltimore boy Edgar Allen Poe after watching the Mariners strike out 26 times over the course of a three-game disappointment of a series in Charm City. Fortunately, there’s no time to dwell on the past as they’ve trundled (Do you think they flew? That feels like such a silly use of resources…) up to New York for four games against the Yankees.
At a Glance
| Mariners | Yankees |
|---|---|
| Game 1 | Monday, May 20 | 4:05 pm |
| RHP Logan Gilbert | RHP Marcus Stroman |
| 47% | 53% |
| Game 2 | Tuesday, May 21 | 4:05 pm |
| RHP Bryan Woo | RHP Clarke Schmidt |
| 45% | 55% |
| Game 3 | Wednesday, May 22 | 4:05 pm |
| RHP Bryce Miller | LHP Nestor Cortes |
| 41% | 59% |
| Game 4 | Thursday, May 23 | 9:35 am |
| RHP Luis Castillo | RHP Luis Gil |
| 46% | 54% |
*Game odds courtesy of FanGraphs
Team Overview
| Overview | Yankees | Mariners | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batting (wRC+) | 122 (1st in AL) | 99 (9th in AL) | Yankees |
| Fielding (FRV) | 13 (2nd) | -4 (11th) | Yankees |
| Starting Pitching (FIP-) | 97 (7th) | 95 (6th) | Mariners |
| Bullpen (FIP-) | 89 (3rd) | 89 (4th) | Yankees |
When they talk about generational trauma, they’re talking about the sick, slithering dread that slinks through your body when you see the Seattle Mariners take the field in the Bronx, right?