Sanchez staked the Yankees to a 1-0 lead with two outs in the first, hammering the first pitch 420 feet into the upper deck in left field for his ninth home run since being called up August 3.
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“I think I was a little bit overthrowing the first couple of innings, but afterward, I was able to adjust that”, Tanaka said through a translator. He followed up 7 2/3 shutout innings in his last start against the Angels by keeping Seattle off the scoreboard, allowing six hits and striking out five.
Over the past nine games, Yankees starters are 5-2 with a 2.25 ERA, holding opponents to one-or-zero runs seven times. The homer broke a tie with Mark McGwire on career list. Pujols is two home runs shy of tying Frank Robinson for ninth.
Marlins: Miami acquired veteran outfielder Jeff Francoeur from Atlanta in a three-team deal that will send Rangers minor leaguer Dylan Moore and Marlins minor league catcher Matt Foley to Atlanta.
After Sanchez gave the Yankees a lead in the first, Tyler Austin snapped an 0-for-16 skid in the second with an RBI single to make it 2-0.
Tanaka worked out of trouble in the early innings, getting two groundouts in the second with runners at second and third to escape without allowing a run, then inducing a Robinson Cano double play with two on and one out in the third.
After Ketel Marte bunted for a single with one out in the fifth, Tanaka retired his final eight batters.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi hinted that the fan might have been enjoying an adult beverage or two, adding that he got up after his initial tumble before falling again. Seattle DH Nelson Cruz was pinch-hit for in the eighth inning due to back spasms. It was the first game McCann caught since August 12 and just the second since August 4.
Mariners: 3B Kyle Seager was out of the lineup after fouling a ball off his right foot in Tuesday’s game. After the game, manager Scott Servais said the injury was a bad bruise and hopeful that Seager would be ready Thursday in Chicago. This description of events, from the New York Daily News, is amusing to you?
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Mariners: Seattle opens a seven-game road trip on Thursday at the White Sox. James Paxton is expected to be activated off the DL to start the opener, although the move has not been announced.
