Seattle entered on a 5-game losing streak, and it's not a fluke — this team has the lowest-scoring offense in baseball, and it showed again even with the fast start. Cal Raleigh took the blame publicly after Tuesday's loss, and manager Dan Wilson said the club simply needs "to find that consistency on offense." Wednesday was the same story: flashes of thunder, then nothing to back it up.
- Day-To-DayGabe Speier (RP) — Speier was unavailable for Tuesday's game against the Yankees due to back discomfort, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.08/12
- 10-Day-ILJ.P. Crawford (SS) — Mariners general manager Justin Hollander said July 31 that Crawford is expected to be "a couple weeks down" after requiring an injection to relieve inflammation in his left wrist, MLB.com reports.08/09
- 10-Day-ILLuke Raley (RF) — Mariners general manager Justin Hollander said Tuesday that Raley is expected to miss the rest of the season after sustaining a left forearm strain, Adam Jude of The Seattle Times reports.08/05
- 15-Day-ILMatt Brash (RP) — Mariners manager Dan Wilson said Saturday that Brash (lat) is "looming" closer to throwing a bullpen session, MLB.com reports.08/09
- 15-Day-ILCole Wilcox (RP) — Wilcox left Thursday's game versus the Tigers due to left oblique tightness.08/07
- 60-Day-ILCooper Criswell (RP) — Mariners general manager Justin Hollander said July 31 that Criswell (shoulder) has resumed a throwing progression, MLB.com reports.08/09
- 60-Day-ILCarlos Vargas (RP) — Vargas (lat) is expected to begin a minor-league rehab assignment with High-A Everett on Saturday night, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.08/08
- 60-Day-ILWill Wilson (3B) — Wilson (thumb) has gone 3-for-9 with two RBI and a 1:2 BB:K in his first three rehab games between High-A Everett and Triple-A Tacoma.06/17
- 60-Day-ILLogan Evans (SP) — The Mariners placed Evans (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Monday.05/08
- 10-Day-ILCody Bellinger (LF) — Bellinger (hamstring) was spotted running the bases during pregame warmups Wednesday, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.08/12
- 10-Day-ILGiancarlo Stanton (DH) — Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Saturday that Stanton (calf) "started the introduction to [running] some bases," MLB.com reports.08/09
- 15-Day-ILKervin Castro (RP) — The Yankees placed Castro on the 15-day injured list Tuesday, retroactive to Monday, with right elbow neuritis.08/11
- 15-Day-ILCarlos Rodon (SP) — Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Tuesday in an appearance on the "Talkin' Yanks" podcast by Jomboy Media that Rodon (elbow) will make another rehab start Thursday or Friday.08/11
- 60-Day-ILClarke Schmidt (SP) — Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Sunday that Schmidt (elbow) has resumed playing catch without issue and should get back on a mound in the "next couple days," Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.08/09
- 60-Day-ILAaron Judge (RF) — Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Wednesday that Judge (rib) has been cleared to begin light activities, which includes outdoor running and upper-body resistance work, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.08/05
The Yankees kept adding on, breaking things open with a 3-run 7th that buried Seattle for good. A bullpen already without Kervin Castro leaned on length and got it, while Seattle's relief corps couldn't hold a lead it had no business blowing.
For the Mariners, the final line is almost more discouraging than a quiet loss would've been — they had this game, gave it away, and dropped to 0-5 in their last 5 with a brutal stretch still ahead. For the Yankees, it's another reminder that even a M*A*S*H-unit lineup can out-punch a team that can't put teams away.