James Paxton had never pitched against the New York Yankees.

His welcome was not so pleasant.

Paxton endured much of the same frustrations most of the Seattle Mariners’ pitchers endured against this gargantuan Yankees lineup. Facing 6-foot-7 Aaron Judge and 6-foot-6 Giancarlo Stanton back-to-back has to be among one of the more unpleasant scenarios for left-handed pitchers.

They almost went back-to-back homers against Paxton if not for Mitch Haniger’s incredible robbery of Stanton, who just the night before had walked off with a game-ending home run.

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