Last night the Seattle Mariners put the screws to the New York Yankees, throttling them 10-1, but don’t expect the same result tonight when the two teams meet again in the Bronx. Don’t lose sight of the fact that the Mariners are just 2-8 in their last 10 overall and the reason for that is they are the worst defending team in the league. Tonight Seattle will send Mike Leake to the hill. Leake is 2-3, with a 4.91 ERA, a 1.51 WHIP, and the Mariners are 0-4 in his last 4 starts. Aaron Boone is expecting to send the lefty, J.A. Happ, to the mound. Happ is off to a slow start, at 1-3, with a 4.93 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP but he will come around. The Yankees are 13-6 in his last 19 starts. New York has owned Seattle, winning 23 of the last 31 meetings and 7 of the last 8 at the Stadium.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES