Bronx Showdown: Which Pitcher Will Dominate the Strikeout Battle Tonight?
The Mariners have been one of the better teams over the past month or so. They have climbed, as of today, to four games above .500, but are still sitting behind the division-leading Astros. It isn’t just that they are behind the Astros, they are 6.5 games behind, which is kind of a lot for early July, but it also isn’t insurmountable. The Mariners have done a nice job of improving their hitting from last year, and the pitching staff is starting to look like they are rounding into form from last season as well. However, in this series, they haven’t done much to keep the Yankees bats from making noise. So far, the Yankees have tagged them for 19 runs in two games. Can Bryan Woo slow down this Yankees offense? He has as good of a shot as any on the Mariners with a 8-4 record, 2.77 ERA, and a 0.96 WHIP. He has been worse on the road, allowing nine of his 14 homers, but he still has a respectable 3.47 road ERA. Of his past seven road starts, five have been quality outings, and two have seen him allow five runs to opponents. He did face the Yankees earlier in the season, and pitched 6.1 innings, allowing just four hits while striking out six.
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