Mistake-riddled Mariners routed by Yankees, 10-1
NEW YORK (AP) — Sloppy defence by the Seattle Mariners made it an easy afternoon for Masahiro Tanaka and the Yankees.
Tanaka finally flourished under the sun, Starlin Castro had four hits and New York took advantage of a record five errors by Seattle in the first inning on the way to a 10-1 victory on Sunday.
“I think that’s the first time I’ve seen that,” Castro said.
Seattle shortstop Jean Segura committed three early miscues — two on one play. Third baseman Kyle Seager and left fielder Ben Gamel also botched balls as the Yankees scored six runs, one earned, in the first inning against starter Andrew Albers (2-1).
“It was obviously the worst inning we’ve had all year,” Seattle manager Scott Servais said. “Embarrassing, but there’s nothing we can do about it now. “Forget about it, move on,” Servais added. The fielding gaffes were a gift for Tanaka (10-10), who entered 0-6 with an 11.81 ERA in seven starts during the day this season. He struck out 10 and walked one in his 100th major league start. The right-hander has won both outings since a brief stint on the disabled list due to shoulder inflammation, pitching seven innings each time.
New York took two of three in the series and moved within 2 1/2 games of first-place Boston in the AL East after Baltimore completed a three-game sweep at Fenway Park with a 2-1 victory over the Red Sox.
Tanaka, who gave up six hits, improved to 6-0 in seven career starts against the Mariners. He is 9-4 with a 3.24 ERA in 17 games at night this year.
Seattle’s five errors were the most in an inning in club history.