Bolstered by consecutive series wins, the Mariners are back to .500 and back on the road. They play three against the Yankees in New York and then three against the Orioles in Baltimore before returning home again next Monday. The last time the Yankees and Mariners played was just three weeks ago, when the Mariners had also just won two series and needed to break through against a stronger opponent. In that series, the Yankees took two of three, with the Mariners lone win coming on a George Kirby gem of a start. He’ll try to repeat that today, against his childhood team in his home state.