After last night’s grotesque performance, the Mariners will send another of their young pitchers to the mound tonight, Bryce Miller, to face the crafty veteran and ex-Marine player Nester Cortes. Cortes and the Yankees will be looking to secure a postseason berth, which they can do with a win tonight.
Lineups:
News:
Victor Robles is having trouble holding his bat, according to manager Dan Wilson. He is not in the lineup today and could be day-to-day.
Luke Raley is out of the starting lineup against left-hander Nestor Cortes, but it will be interesting to see if he is available as a replacement. Raley was sore after being hit in the side by left-hander CJ Widger of the Everett AquaSox in a live pregame BP, as some of the young pitchers were at the park today for a live BP against pro hitters.
Information about tonight’s game:
Playing time: 6:40 PT
Television: ROOT Sports NW with Dave Sims and Ryan Rowland-Smith. The game with the Yankees team will also be broadcast on Amazon Prime.
Radio: 710 AM Seattle Sports with Rick Rizzs and Aaron Goldsmith
Referee team: Jim Wolf (HP), Clint Vondrak (1B), Bruce Dreckman (2B), Jeremy Rehak (3B)
Today in Mariners history:
- 1992: The Mariners unveil a new logo (the nautical compass rose) and new colors (northwest green, silver and navy blue) and announce that new uniforms will be worn during the 1993 season.
- 2001: Seattle returns to the field for the first time since the September 11 tragedy and defeated Anaheim 4-0 at home.
- 2009: The Mariners end a streak of 27 consecutive saves against them by Mariano Rivera when Ichiro hits a two-out, two-run walk-off home run to give the Mariners a 2-1 win, the first walk-off home run of his MLB career.
- 2012: The Mariners played the longest game in Safeco Field history, losing 4-2 to the Orioles in 18 innings with a time of 5:44.
- 2015: Current Mariners pitching coach Danny Farquhar earned the win as a relief pitcher, his first since Sept. 8, 2014, when the Mariners won 3-1 at Texas.
- 2023: The Mariners beat the A’s 5-0, setting a franchise record with their 16th Shutout win of the season.
