Field Level Media
02 Apr 2026, 04:49 GMT+10
(Photo credit: Steven Bisig-Imagn Images)
Cam Schlittler pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings as the New York Yankees defeated the host Seattle Mariners 5-3 on Wednesday afternoon.
The Yankees won five of six games on their season-opening trip to San Francisco and Seattle, outscoring their opponents 24-6.
Paul Goldschmidt hit a three-run homer and Ben Rice added a solo shot for the Yankees, who won the final two games of the series after dropping the opener 2-1 on a walk-off hit by Cal Raleigh in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Schlittler (2-0), a right-hander, allowed just two hits, didn't walk a batter and struck out seven. David Bednar pitched the final 1 1/3 innings for his third save of the season.
Schlittler gave up a leadoff double to Brendan Donovan in the first inning and a one-out single to Luke Raley in the second before retiring the final 16 batters he faced.
The Yankees opened the scoring in the top of the first. Cody Bellinger drew a two-out walk, stole second and scored as Rice grounded a double down the right-field line.
The score remained 1-0 until the sixth. Trent Grisham drew a leadoff walk before Mariners starter George Kirby (1-1) got Aaron Judge to fly out to right and fanned Bellinger on a called third strike. Rice walked with two outs to bring up Goldschmidt, who hit a 1-1 fastball an estimated 406 feet to left-center field.
The Mariners finally got on the board in the eighth. Dominic Canzone lined a one-out single to right off reliever Camilo Doval and stole second. Cole Young lined a single to left, sending Canzone to third, and Donovan walked to load the bases. The Yankees brought in closer Bednar to face Raleigh, who lined a two-run single down the right-field line. Bednar struck out Julio Rodriguez with runners at the corners to end the threat.
Rice led off the ninth with a 427-foot blast to right-center off Cooper Criswell.
Randy Arozarena doubled with one out in the bottom of the inning and scored on Canzone's two-out single to right before Bednar got Young to fly out to right to end the game.
Kirby gave up four runs on five hits over six innings. The right-hander walked three and fanned six.
--Field Level Media
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