Well, I reckon if you been watchin’ them Mariners and Yankees playin’, you might be wonderin’ what them numbers say ’bout them players. Now, you know them games ain’t just ’bout who hits the hardest or who throws the fastest, it’s a whole lotta little details that tell the real story. So, let me tell ya what went down in the latest match between them two teams, Seattle Mariners and New York Yankees.
First thing you gotta know is that Seattle Mariners and the New York Yankees been at it for years, right? I mean, they played 191 games since back in ’93. Now, the Yankees, them folks won 109 of them games, but the Mariners, they didn’t let it all slip by, they won 82. When you look at the runs, Yankees got 971 runs over the years, that’s a lotta points, but the Mariners, they ain’t too far behind with 823 runs. So, them Mariners can hold their own, that’s for sure.
Now, in the latest game between ’em, on May 20, 2024, Seattle pulled out a tight win, 5-4. And let me tell ya, it wasn’t no easy thing. Them Mariners, they started out slow, but then in the ninth inning, they came alive! Ty France hit a go-ahead RBI single, and that right there turned the whole game around. That run was crucial. Mariners scored four runs that inning, and that’s what did it for ‘em.
When we look at the Yankees, well, Clay Holmes, their reliever, he didn’t have the best night. He was up there, tryin’ to stop the Mariners, but them Mariners, they got the best of him. Now, the Yankees got some mighty fine players, don’t get me wrong, like that Ty France and Bryan Woo from the Mariners. Woo, he had a real good time striking out them Yankees, too. He was out there on May 21, striking out seven of them Yankees hitters. But it ain’t just the pitchers, them batters got something to say too.
Now, the Yankees got some legends, don’t they? Like Babe Ruth, who’s got the most career home runs for the Yankees with 659. Ain’t nobody comin’ close to that number anytime soon. And don’t forget Derek Jeter, that fella’s got 3,465 career hits. Heck, Lou Gehrig’s not far behind him with 2,721 hits. Now, them are some serious numbers. But when you look at the Mariners, they ain’t too shabby either. They got their fair share of talent, like that young pitcher, Logan Gilbert, who managed to hit 200 strikeouts this season. That’s some real promise, you ask me.
But back to the game, let me tell ya, the Mariners got some good folks in the bullpen too. Now, they didn’t do much in terms of long innings, but when it counted, they stepped up. It wasn’t just the hitters like France that made a difference, but them pitchers, they held the Yankees down when they needed to. Like I said, Woo’s performance, seven strikeouts, and Logan Gilbert’s strikeouts—those made a big difference in keeping the Yankees from turning the game around.
If you look at the overall stats for them teams, Yankees got the better batting average, no doubt, and they score more runs on average. But them Mariners, they play hard and they know how to pull off them close wins. They might not have the big numbers like the Yankees, but don’t count ’em out. They showed ya in that game on May 20, they can hang with the best of ’em.
Now, like I said, the game wasn’t no long one—just 2 hours and 34 minutes, so them folks weren’t sittin’ around all day. The crowd, they got real into it too, 37,590 folks showed up to watch. That’s a whole lotta people, and when the Mariners pulled off that win, they sure did have somethin’ to cheer about. It wasn’t no blowout, but them Mariners did what they needed to do.
So, I reckon that’s the jist of it. Mariners might not always be the favorites, but they sure showed that night they can be dangerous, especially when it counts. Yankees are still the bigger team overall, but the Mariners, they ain’t gonna let ‘em run away with everything. It’s gonna be a good season, I tell ya that much.
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