Logan Gilbert holds New York to one hit over seven innings in Seattle’s 4-0 victory.
Seattle avoids sweep as pitcher goes seven innings with one hit
After two straight days of watching their starting pitcher get battered from the outset, the Seattle Mariners were thrilled to see a clean opening inning from rookie Logan Gilbert.
Gilbert’s day only got better from there.
“I went into it saying, if they hit it, they hit home runs, that stuff will happen. I’m not going to beat myself,” Gilbert said. “I don’t want to walk people. I want to fill up the zone. I want to get after them. If they hit it, they hit it, but I’m not going to beat myself. I’m going to make them beat me.”
Gilbert pitched one-hit ball over seven innings in the best start of his young career, Kyle Seager and Dylan Moore both homered, and the Seattle Mariners beat the New York Yankees 4-0 on Thursday.
Seattle salvaged the final game of the three-game set with the Yankees behind a brilliant effort from the top pitching prospect in the organization.
Gilbert was dominant, allowing his only baserunner on Giancarlo Stanton’s double leading off the second inning. Luke Voit was hit with a fastball, but the Yankees were otherwise void of runners against Gilbert.
Gilbert (3-2) set a career-high with eight strikeouts and retired his final 18 batters.
“He was going to be aggressive and he went out and executed,” Seattle manager Scott Servais said. “Nothing really fazes Logan. I’ve said it many times before, he’s well beyond his years and it’ll serve him well in his career.”
Paul Sewald struck out a pair in the eighth and Kendall Graveman closed out the one-hitter in the ninth, extending the streak to 22 consecutive batters retired before hitting DJ Lemahieu with a pitch.
Aaron Judge hit into a gameending double play, and Graveman got into a stare down with Lemahieu as the Yankees briefly milled on the field.
New York was held to one hit for the first time since Sept. 25, 2019, vs. Tampa Bay.