The New York Yankees will go for a 3-game sweep of the Seattle Mariners in an early one today in the Bronx. The Yankees have outscored the Mariners in the first two games, 14-6, and are expected to turn to southpaw Max Fried to throw strikes. He is back to his dominant self since returning from an elbow injury. Fried is 4-3 with an ERA of only 2.88 and an excellent WHIP of just 0.97. In his last turn against a really good Atlanta Braves team, he dominated. Over 6.1 frames he allowed only 3 hits, 0 runs with 7 punch outs, and the Yankees went on to win, 3-2. The slumping Mariners, who have lost 6 straight, will turn to Logan Gilbert to right the ship and he has respectable numbers. Gilbert is 8-7 with a 3.42 ERA and a WHIP of only 0.99. New York has owned Seattle this year, winning 4 of the 5 meetings, and has the edge in runs scored, runs allowed, OPS, and homers.
TODAY’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES