The Seattle Mariners did battle with the the New York Yankees yesterday at New Yankee Stadium with the Mariners picking up the W 7 to 4. It was one heck of a game that folks with Mariners tickets aren’t likely to forget.
Mariners pitcher Cliff Lee (2.45 ERA) got the win, while Phil Hughes (3.58 ERA) took the loss for the Yankees. Cliff Lee went 9 solid innings for the Mariners, allowed 8 hits, 2 home runs and 3 earned runs with one walk and 2 strikeouts. The Yankees’s starter Phil Hughes went 5.2 innings, allowed 10 hits, one home run and 6 earned runs with 2 walks and 3 strikeouts. Boone Logan (3.93), and Chan Ho Park (6.48) also pitched for the Yankees. With the win, Lee’s record goes to 7-3, while Hughes is at 10-2.
In addition to the 7 runs, the Mariners scored 12 hits and committed one error. It wasn’t a huge day for anyone at the plate for the Mariners, as nobody managed more than 2 hits. The Yankees didn’t have anyone with a big night with not one batter getting more than 2 hits. The Yankees managed 4 runs, 8 hits and 2 errors.
Umpiring duties were performed by Joe West, Angel Hernandez, Paul Schrieber and Rob Drake. There were 45,780 Yankees ticket holders in attendance at New Yankee Stadium.