Yankees 8, Mariners 2
Darrell Rasner needed just 76 pitches to toss six innings. (Bill Kostroun/AP)
By Kit Stier / Special to MLB.com
A six-run third inning led by back-to-back homers from Melky Cabrera and Robinson Cano was all Darrell Rasner, starting for Phil Hughes, needed in his season debut, as the Yankees swept the Mariners and moved above the .500 mark.
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NY Yankees 8, Seattle 2
Today's Boxes 5/4/08
KC 2, CLE 0
TOR 4, CWS 3
FLA 10, SD 3
ATL 14, CIN 7
WSH 5, PIT 2
PHI 6, SF 5
BOS 7, TB 3
HOU 8, MIL 6
MIN 7, DET 6
COL 7, LAD 2
LAA 6, BAL 5
OAK 3, TEX 1
NYM 5, ARI 2
STL 5, CHC 3
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Standings thru 5/4/08 | Recap: SEA | NYY | Gameday | Mariners stats | Yankees stats
Seattle AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Suzuki , CF4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
Lopez , 2B4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288
Ibanez , LF4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .302
Beltre , 3B4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .283
Vidro , 1B4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .192
Betancourt , SS3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290
a-Bloomquist , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160
Clement , DH4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .214
Johjima , C3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .184
Balentien , RF3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .167
Totals 34 2 7 2 0 5 10
BATTING HR : Beltre (6, 1st inning off Rasner, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Suzuki; Ibanez 2; Beltre 5; Betancourt; Clement.RBI : Beltre 2 (13).2-out RBI : Beltre 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Ibanez; Johjima; Balentien.Team LOB : 5.BASERUNNING SB : Suzuki (12, 2nd base off Rasner/Moeller).
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Damon , LF5 2 2 0 0 0 0 .295
Jeter , SS5 2 4 1 0 1 0 .313
Abreu , RF4 1 3 1 1 0 1 .306
Matsui , DH4 1 2 2 0 1 4 .324
a-Duncan, S , PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .182
Giambi , 1B2 0 0 1 1 1 4 .150
Cabrera , CF4 1 1 2 0 0 4 .291
Cano , 2B4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .154
Ensberg , 3B4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .220
Moeller , C4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286
Totals 37 8 14 8 2 7 17
BATTING 2B : Matsui (6, Silva), Jeter (5, Silva).HR : Cabrera (6, 3rd inning off Silva, 1 on, 1 out), Cano (3, 3rd inning off Silva, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Damon 2; Jeter 5; Abreu 3; Matsui 3; Cabrera 4; Cano 4; Ensberg.RBI : Abreu (21), Matsui 2 (17), Giambi (14), Cabrera 2 (17), Cano (8), Jeter (16).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Giambi 2; Cano; Cabrera.SF : Giambi.Team LOB : 8.BASERUNNING SB : Damon (5, 2nd base off Silva/Johjima).
Pitches-strikes : Silva 80-54, Rowland-Smith 40-22, Lowe 27-18, Morrow 20-13, Rhodes 20-11, Rasner 76-49, Ohlendorf 16-10, Farnsworth 14-11, Rivera 8-6.Ground outs-fly outs : Silva 4-4, Rowland-Smith 2-3, Lowe 0-1, Morrow 2-0, Rhodes 1-0, Rasner 6-8, Ohlendorf 1-1, Farnsworth 3-0, Rivera 2-1.Batters faced : Silva 20, Rowland-Smith 8, Lowe 5, Morrow 3, Rhodes 4, Rasner 23, Ohlendorf 4, Farnsworth 4, Rivera 3.Inherited runners-scored : Rowland-Smith 1-1.Umpires : HP: Laz Diaz. 1B: Wally Bell. 2B: Mike Winters. 3B: Paul Schrieber.Weather : 63 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 9 mph, Out to LF.T : 2:51.Att : 53,542.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
