Mariners Series Review: M’s Take 2 of 3 from New York

It was a very successful weekend for the Seattle Mariners, as they won two of three games from the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.

The Seattle Mariners bounced back from a disappointing home stand by taking two of three games from the New York Yankees in the Bronx. Many fans were panicking as the M’s team plane left Sea-Tac last Wednesday, but the way they played over the weekend calmed the choppy waters.

The series opener against the Yanks was on Jackie Robinson Day, and the Mariners did Jackie proud by crushing the Yankees. Seattle scored 7 runs on 12 hits and Nate Karns turned in a solid outing as they cruised to a 7-1 win on Friday night.

Seattle extended their winning streak to a season high, three games on Saturday afternoon. Felix Hernandez did not have his best stuff, but managed to keep the Yankee bats at bay. A 3-run 5th inning proved to be just enough, as the Mariners edged New York 3-2.

The Mariners had a chance to secure their first sweep of the season on Sunday, but came up just short. Hisashi Iwakuma allowed 4 runs in 7 innings, and the M’s offense could only push across 3 runs against Masahiro Tanaka.

Now that we have rehashed the results, we can dive into what the big takeaways were. We’ll begin by discussing the resurgent Mariners offense.

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