Derek Jeter Scores Winning Run On Night Mariners Honor Him

Before the game, the Seattle Mariners honored Derek Jeter who is retiring after this season. During the game, Jeter reached base three times and scored twice, including the eventual winning run as the Yankees took Game 1 of the three-game series 3-2.

The Yankees jumped on Hisashi Iwakuma for two runs in the first inning. The Mariners were able to get one back in the bottom of the 1st and tied it up in the 7th on a Dustin Ackley RBI single.

In the top of the 8th, Jacoby Ellsbury singled off Iwakuma to put the Yanks up for good.

Iwakuma threw a season-high 108 pitches, in fact, it was the first time he went over 100 this season. In retrospect, it appears that he should have stayed under 100.

The battle doesn’t get any easier as the Yankees send Masahiro Tanaka to the hill Wednesday. The Mariners counter with Chris Young.

Other Notes:

Earlier Tuesday, the Mariners announced that they had taken Taijuan Walker off the disabled list and had outrighted him to Triple-A Tacoma.

With the successful start by Erasmo Ramirez against Tampa Bay, the club appears to be willing to let Ramirez make at least one more start while Walker gets ready in Tacoma.

As of now, Ramirez is slated to pitch Saturday against Texas. If he has a good start, he may get one more. If he gets shelled, we may see Walker make his 2014 debut June 19th in San Diego.

BOX SCORE

Batting

NY Yankees

 
ABRHRBIHRBBKSBLOBAVG
Brett GardnerLF401000201.279
Derek JeterSS322001000.259
Jacoby EllsburyCF401100103.286
Mark Teixeira1B411000101.238
Carlos BeltránDH402100100.226
Brian McCannC401100001.225
Yangervis Solarte3B300000002.294
Ichiro SuzukiRF400000101.308
Brian Roberts2B200001100.236
Totals3238302709

Batting

2B – D Jeter (6, H Iwakuma); C Beltran (12, H Iwakuma)

RBI – J Ellsbury (26), C Beltran (17), B McCann (28)

2-out RBI – C Beltran, B McCann

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – J Ellsbury 1, Y Solarte 1

GIDP – B McCann

Team LOB – 5

Running

CS – B Roberts (4, 2nd base by H Iwakuma/M Zunino)

Seattle

 
ABRHRBIHRBBKSBLOBAVG
Willie Bloomquist1B400000102.253
James JonesCF400000100.281
Robinson Canó2B412000000.333
Cole GillespieDH101101000.327
Endy ChávezPH-DH200000001.250
Kyle Seager3B401000001.249
Mike ZuninoC311000101.220
Michael SaundersRF400000304.272
Dustin AckleyLF301101001.238
Brad MillerSS301000000.172
John BuckPH100000101.241
Totals33272027011

Batting

2B – R Cano (14, V Nuno); M Zunino (9, V Nuno)

RBI – C Gillespie (4), D Ackley (24)

2-out RBI – C Gillespie, D Ackley

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – W Bloomquist 1, M Saunders 2, D Ackley 1

Team LOB – 7

Running

CS – C Gillespie (2, 2nd base by V Nuno/B McCann)

Fielding

DP – 3 (M Zunino-B Miller-W Bloomquist-R Cano, W Bloomquist-B Miller, R Cano-W Bloomquist)

Pitching

NY Yankees

 
IPHRERBBKHRWHIPERA
Vidal Nuño5.24111201.404.97
Dellin Betances(W, 4-0)(BS, 2)1.12110200.781.69
Adam Warren(HLD, 11)1.01000001.172.31
David Robertson(SV, 15)1.00001301.143.68

Seattle

 
IPHRERBBKHRWHIPERA
Hisashi Iwakuma(L, 4-3)7.17332500.972.79
Charlie Furbush1.21000201.264.26

WP – V Nuno, D Betances

HBP – M Zunino (by D Betances); Y Solarte (by C Furbush)

Pitches-strikes – V Nuno 92-60; D Betances 26-15; A Warren 15-10; D Robertson 19-10; H Iwakuma 108-69; C Furbush 17-12

Ground balls-fly balls – V Nuno 3-8; D Betances 3-0; A Warren 1-2; D Robertson 0-0; H Iwakuma 13-3; C Furbush 1-0

Batters faced – V Nuno 21; D Betances 7; A Warren 4; D Robertson 4; H Iwakuma 29; C Furbush 6

Game Details

Game Time: 2:50.

Umpires: HP–Chris Segal. 1B–Mike Muchlinski. 2B–Mark Wegner. 3B–Mike Winters.

Weather: 66 degrees, Mostly Cloudy.

Wind: 2 mph, In From Center.

Attendance: 28,405.