Tanaka finally flourished under the sun, Starlin Castro
had four hits and New York took advantage of a record five errors by
Seattle in the first inning on the way to a 10-1 victory Sunday.
"I think that's the first time I've seen that," Castro said.
Mariners shortstop Jean Segura committed three early miscues -- two on one play. Third baseman Kyle Seager and left fielder Ben Gamel also botched balls as the Yankees scored six runs, one earned, in the first inning against starter Andrew Albers (2-1).
"It was obviously the worst inning we've had all year," Seattle manager Scott Servais said. "Embarrassing, but there's nothing we can do about it now. Forget about it, move on."
The fielding gaffes were a gift for Tanaka (10-10), who entered 0-6 with an 11.81 ERA in seven starts during the day this season. He struck out 10 and walked one in his 100th major league start. The right-hander has won both outings since a brief stint on the disabled list due to shoulder inflammation, pitching seven innings each time.
New York took two of three in the series and moved within 2 1/2 games of first-place Boston in the AL East after Baltimore completed a three-game sweep at Fenway Park with a 2-1 victory over the Red Sox.
Tanaka, who gave up six hits, improved to 6-0 in seven career starts against the Mariners. He is 9-4 with a 3.24 ERA in 17 games at night this year.
Seattle's five errors were the most in an inning in club history. The previous major league team to make five errors in one inning was the 1977 Chicago Cubs, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Elias also said the last shortstop to make three errors in a game was Castro, with the Chicago Cubs on April 25, 2011.
"It happens," Segura said. "It happened crazy today, but it happens."
The Mariners played clean defense the rest of the day but still matched the season high for errors by a big league team in one game this year. Boston made five errors Friday against Baltimore, and Milwaukee did it July 7 at Yankee Stadium.
Seattle's franchise record is seven errors against the Brewers on June 25, 1978, a game the Mariners won.
Aided by Aaron Hicks' error in left field, the Mariners scored in the first on Nelson Cruz's run-scoring double. With two runners in scoring position, Tanaka struck out Seager and retired Mitch Haniger to end the inning.
"I think it could have been worse," Tanaka said through a translator. "I was just able to limit the damage."
In the bottom half, a string of Seattle miscues let the Yankees keep racing around the bases.
Gamel began the messy sequence when he overcharged the ball on Gary Sanchez's RBI single, allowing the All-Star catcher to reach second.
After a walk to Aaron Judge, the Yankees loaded the bases when Segura was charged with his first error after failing to catch Didi Gregorius' popup as three players converged in shallow left-center.
Segura said he wasn't sure why he was given that error because center fielder Guillermo Heredia originally called for the ball.
Seager followed that with his own error, fumbling Chase Headley's grounder as New York took a 2-1 lead.
Jacoby Ellsbury hit a two-run double, and Segura made two more errors on the play. First, when he mishandled Gamel's throw, allowing Headley to score, and then when his errant throw to the plate skipped past catcher Mike Zunino, which sent Ellsbury to third.
"Yeah, that's not quite the way you want to make your debut at Yankee Stadium," said Albers, charged with eight runs -- three earned -- and 11 hits in five-plus innings.
Seattle made four errors last Monday at Atlanta and still won, a game Albers also started.
Ronald Torreyes had three of New York's 15 hits. Pinch-hitter Greg Bird added a two-run single in the seventh.
FOR STARTERS
Bird was rested against the lefty starter but will be New York's regular first baseman going forward, manager Joe Girardi said. Bird was activated Saturday after being on the disabled list since May 1.
YOU'RE GONE
Girardi was ejected in the third by second base umpire Mike Everitt after arguing that Segura ran out of the basepath and interfered with Headley's throw from first.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Mariners: 2B Robinson Cano (left hamstring) returned to the starting lineup after appearing as a pinch hitter the previous two days. The former Yankees star went 1 for 3 but was removed because he wasn't running too well, Servais said.
Yankees: Castro was 4 for 4 and finished 6 for 12 during the weekend series after spending a month on the DL due to a right hamstring strain.
UP NEXT
Mariners: LHP Marco Gonzales (0-1, 6.23 ERA) starts at Baltimore on Monday in the opener of a three-game series, Seattle's last stop during its 14-day, 12-game trip.
Yankees: In a marquee matchup of All-Star pitchers, New York RHP Luis Severino (11-5, 3.10 ERA) faces Cleveland ace Corey Kluber (12-4, 2.65) when the teams begin a three-game series Monday night at Yankee Stadium. The Indians, who lead the AL Central, just outscored Kansas 20-0 in a three-game sweep and haven't given up a run in 28 innings.
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"I think that's the first time I've seen that," Castro said.
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"It was obviously the worst inning we've had all year," Seattle manager Scott Servais said. "Embarrassing, but there's nothing we can do about it now. Forget about it, move on."
The fielding gaffes were a gift for Tanaka (10-10), who entered 0-6 with an 11.81 ERA in seven starts during the day this season. He struck out 10 and walked one in his 100th major league start. The right-hander has won both outings since a brief stint on the disabled list due to shoulder inflammation, pitching seven innings each time.
New York took two of three in the series and moved within 2 1/2 games of first-place Boston in the AL East after Baltimore completed a three-game sweep at Fenway Park with a 2-1 victory over the Red Sox.
Tanaka, who gave up six hits, improved to 6-0 in seven career starts against the Mariners. He is 9-4 with a 3.24 ERA in 17 games at night this year.
Seattle's five errors were the most in an inning in club history. The previous major league team to make five errors in one inning was the 1977 Chicago Cubs, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Elias also said the last shortstop to make three errors in a game was Castro, with the Chicago Cubs on April 25, 2011.
"It happens," Segura said. "It happened crazy today, but it happens."
The Mariners played clean defense the rest of the day but still matched the season high for errors by a big league team in one game this year. Boston made five errors Friday against Baltimore, and Milwaukee did it July 7 at Yankee Stadium.
Seattle's franchise record is seven errors against the Brewers on June 25, 1978, a game the Mariners won.
Aided by Aaron Hicks' error in left field, the Mariners scored in the first on Nelson Cruz's run-scoring double. With two runners in scoring position, Tanaka struck out Seager and retired Mitch Haniger to end the inning.
"I think it could have been worse," Tanaka said through a translator. "I was just able to limit the damage."
In the bottom half, a string of Seattle miscues let the Yankees keep racing around the bases.
Gamel began the messy sequence when he overcharged the ball on Gary Sanchez's RBI single, allowing the All-Star catcher to reach second.
After a walk to Aaron Judge, the Yankees loaded the bases when Segura was charged with his first error after failing to catch Didi Gregorius' popup as three players converged in shallow left-center.
Segura said he wasn't sure why he was given that error because center fielder Guillermo Heredia originally called for the ball.
Seager followed that with his own error, fumbling Chase Headley's grounder as New York took a 2-1 lead.
Jacoby Ellsbury hit a two-run double, and Segura made two more errors on the play. First, when he mishandled Gamel's throw, allowing Headley to score, and then when his errant throw to the plate skipped past catcher Mike Zunino, which sent Ellsbury to third.
"Yeah, that's not quite the way you want to make your debut at Yankee Stadium," said Albers, charged with eight runs -- three earned -- and 11 hits in five-plus innings.
Seattle made four errors last Monday at Atlanta and still won, a game Albers also started.
Ronald Torreyes had three of New York's 15 hits. Pinch-hitter Greg Bird added a two-run single in the seventh.
FOR STARTERS
Bird was rested against the lefty starter but will be New York's regular first baseman going forward, manager Joe Girardi said. Bird was activated Saturday after being on the disabled list since May 1.
YOU'RE GONE
Girardi was ejected in the third by second base umpire Mike Everitt after arguing that Segura ran out of the basepath and interfered with Headley's throw from first.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Mariners: 2B Robinson Cano (left hamstring) returned to the starting lineup after appearing as a pinch hitter the previous two days. The former Yankees star went 1 for 3 but was removed because he wasn't running too well, Servais said.
Yankees: Castro was 4 for 4 and finished 6 for 12 during the weekend series after spending a month on the DL due to a right hamstring strain.
UP NEXT
Mariners: LHP Marco Gonzales (0-1, 6.23 ERA) starts at Baltimore on Monday in the opener of a three-game series, Seattle's last stop during its 14-day, 12-game trip.
Yankees: In a marquee matchup of All-Star pitchers, New York RHP Luis Severino (11-5, 3.10 ERA) faces Cleveland ace Corey Kluber (12-4, 2.65) when the teams begin a three-game series Monday night at Yankee Stadium. The Indians, who lead the AL Central, just outscored Kansas 20-0 in a three-game sweep and haven't given up a run in 28 innings.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Seattle - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | SEA | NYY |
| Segura lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Alonso singled to left center, Alonso to second on error by left fielder Hicks. | 0 | 0 |
| Canó singled to center, Alonso to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Cruz doubled to deep left, Alonso scored, Canó to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Seager struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Haniger flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Andrew Albers pitching for Seattle | SEA | NYY |
| Hicks popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Castro doubled to deep right. | 1 | 0 |
| Sánchez singled to left center, Castro scored, Sánchez to second on error by left fielder Gamel. | 1 | 1 |
| Judge walked. | 1 | 1 |
| Gregorius safe at first on error by shortstop Segura, Sánchez to third, Judge to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Headley grounded into fielder's choice to third, Sánchez scored, Judge safe at third on error by third baseman Seager, Gregorius to second. | 1 | 2 |
| T. Frazier struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Ellsbury doubled to left, Judge and Gregorius scored, Headley to third. Headley scored on error by shortstop Segura.Ellsbury to third on throwing error by shortstop Segura. | 1 | 5 |
| Torreyes reached on infield single to third, Ellsbury scored. | 1 | 6 |
| Hicks flied out to center. | 1 | 6 |
| 0 | 0 | |
| 6 Runs, 4 Hits, 6 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | SEA | NYY |
| Gamel struck out swinging. | 1 | 6 |
| Zunino struck out swinging. | 1 | 6 |
| Heredia grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Andrew Albers pitching for Seattle | SEA | NYY |
| Castro reached on infield single to third. | 1 | 6 |
| Sánchez singled to right, Castro to second. | 1 | 6 |
| Judge struck out looking. | 1 | 6 |
| Gregorius grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Sánchez out at second, Castro to third. | 1 | 6 |
| Headley grounded out to second. | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | SEA | NYY |
| Segura reached on infield single to third. | 1 | 6 |
| Alonso flied out to center. | 1 | 6 |
| Canó grounded into fielder's choice to first, Segura out at second. | 1 | 6 |
| Cruz struck out looking. | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Andrew Albers pitching for Seattle | SEA | NYY |
| T. Frazier struck out looking. | 1 | 6 |
| Ellsbury grounded out to second. | 1 | 6 |
| Torreyes singled to shallow center. | 1 | 6 |
| Hicks singled to right, Torreyes to second. | 1 | 6 |
| Castro singled to center, Torreyes scored, Hicks to third. | 1 | 7 |
| Sánchez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Castro out at second. | 1 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | SEA | NYY |
| Seager walked. | 1 | 7 |
| Haniger struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| Gamel grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Seager out at second. | 1 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Albers pitching for Seattle | SEA | NYY |
| Judge doubled to shallow left. | 1 | 7 |
| Gregorius grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 7 |
| Headley flied out to left. | 1 | 7 |
| T. Frazier flied out to center. | 1 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | SEA | NYY |
| Zunino reached on infield single to third. | 1 | 7 |
| Heredia singled to center, Zunino to second. | 1 | 7 |
| Segura struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| Alonso grounded out to first, Zunino to third, Heredia to second. | 1 | 7 |
| Canó grounded out to second. | 1 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Albers pitching for Seattle | SEA | NYY |
| Ellsbury struck out looking. | 1 | 7 |
| Torreyes grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 7 |
| Hicks popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | SEA | NYY |
| Cruz safe at first on error by third baseman T. Frazier. | 1 | 7 |
| Seager struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| Haniger struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| Gamel grounded out to first. | 1 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Albers pitching for Seattle | SEA | NYY |
| Castro singled to center. | 1 | 7 |
| Sánchez walked, Castro to second. | 1 | 7 |
| Altavilla relieved Albers. | 1 | 7 |
| Castro to third, Sánchez to second on wild pitch by Altavilla. | 1 | 7 |
| Judge walked. | 1 | 7 |
| Gregorius struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| Headley hit sacrifice fly, center to first to shortstop, Castro scored, Sánchez out at second. | 1 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | SEA | NYY |
| Zunino struck out swinging. | 1 | 8 |
| Heredia struck out swinging. | 1 | 8 |
| Segura grounded out to second. | 1 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Dan Altavilla pitching for Seattle | SEA | NYY |
| T. Frazier walked. | 1 | 8 |
| Ellsbury singled to right, T. Frazier to second. | 1 | 8 |
| Torreyes singled to shallow left, T. Frazier to third, Ellsbury to second. | 1 | 8 |
| Hicks popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 8 |
| Bird singled to right, T. Frazier and Ellsbury scored, Torreyes to third. | 1 | 10 |
| Sánchez struck out swinging. | 1 | 10 |
| Judge struck out looking. | 1 | 10 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Caleb Smith pitching for New York | SEA | NYY |
| Alonso flied out to center. | 1 | 10 |
| Motter flied out to right. | 1 | 10 |
| Cruz flied out to right. | 1 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dan Altavilla pitching for Seattle | SEA | NYY |
| Gregorius singled to right center. | 1 | 10 |
| 0 | 0 | |
| Romine grounded out to pitcher, Gregorius to second. | 1 | 10 |
| T. Frazier struck out swinging. | 1 | 10 |
| Ellsbury grounded out to second. | 1 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Caleb Smith pitching for New York | SEA | NYY |
| Seager struck out looking. | 1 | 10 |
| Haniger grounded out to third. | 1 | 10 |
| Valencia flied out to right. | 1 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle Mariners | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Segura SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .301 | .352 | .412 |
| Alonso 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .270 | .367 | .513 |
| Canó 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .277 | .335 | .457 |
Motter 2B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .204 | .268 | .351 |
| Cruz DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .289 | .372 | .555 |
| Seager 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | .255 | .325 | .443 |
| Haniger RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .242 | .339 | .410 |
| Gamel LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .285 | .339 | .402 |
a-Valencia PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .313 | .418 |
| Zunino C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .232 | .312 | .480 |
| Heredia CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .280 | .345 | .388 |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 119 | |||
| a-flied out to right for B Gamel in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Cruz (25, Tanaka) RBI: Cruz (101) GIDP: Gamel Mariners RISP: 2-7 (Alonso 0-1, Haniger 0-1, Cruz 1-1, Canó 1-2, Segura 0-1, Seager 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Gamel (3, catch); Segura 3 (16, pop up, catch, throw); Seager (10, ground ball) DP: 1 (Heredia-Alonso-Segura). Outfield Assist: Heredia (Sánchez at 2nd base). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| MGR GIRARDI EJECTED TOP 3RD (ARGUING) |
Game Information
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, New York, NY |
| Attendance | 40,112 (80.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:57 |
| Weather | 75 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tom Woodring, First Base - Jordan Baker, Second Base - Mike Everitt, Third Base - Bruce Dreckman |
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