Gil allows one hit in 6 1/3 innings, Stanton and Judge homer as Yanks top Mariners 5-0
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NEW YORK (AP) — Luis Gil allowed one hit in 6 1/3 innings, Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge homered early off Luis Castillo and the New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 5-0 on Thursday to split their four-game series.
New York Yankees' Aaron Judge hits a double during the seventh inning of the baseball game against the Seattle Mariners at Yankee Stadium Thursday, May 23, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Gil (6-1) retired his first nine batters before giving up an infield single to J.P. Crawford in the fourth. The right-hander struck out eight and walked three after whiffing 14 to set a Yankees rookie record Saturday against the White Sox.
After Crawford’s hit, Gil retired the next six batters before issuing two walks in the sixth. Following a walk to Dylan Moore, Gil received a visit from pitching coach Matt Blake and ended the inning by fanning Luke Raley on a 97 mph fastball.
In the seventh, Gil retired Mitch Garver on a flyball to the warning track and then was pulled. The pitcher exited to a nice hand from the crowd and tipped his cap as he walked to the dugout.
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Gil won his fifth straight start and sixth consecutive decision. He has allowed two runs over 30 2/3 innings in his last five starts.
His outing gave the Yankees a team-record 11 straight starts of at least five innings with no more than two runs allowed.
New York Yankees' Juan Soto, right, is greeted by Giancarlo Stanton after scoring on a sac fly hit by Alex Verdugo during the seventh inning of the baseball game at Yankee Stadium Thursday, May 23, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Clay Holmes entered with the bases loaded in the eighth and got four outs for his 14th save, his first appearance since a rare flop in the series opener Monday night when he gave up four runs in the ninth inning of a 5-4 loss.
New York Yankees' Aaron Judge (99) is greeted by Giancarlo Stanton, right, after Judge hit a solo home run in the third inning of the baseball game against the Seattle Mariners at Yankee Stadium, Thursday, May 23, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Stanton put the Yankees ahead in the second by hitting a 445-foot drive off the batter’s eye above Monument Park in center field. It was his sixth homer in 14 games.
Judge made it 2-0 in the third with a drive into the Yankees' bullpen in right-center for his 15th homer. It was his ninth homer in 17 games and it extended his on-base streak to 20 games.
Including the postseason, the Yankees are 36-4 when Judge and Stanton homer in the same game.
Juan Soto added an RBI single in the seventh before Alex Verdugo and Anthony Rizzo hit sacrifice flies.
Castillo (4-6) allowed two runs and seven hits in five innings. The right-hander struck out three and walked three.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Mariners: RHP Mike Baumann was activated after being acquired from Baltimore on Wednesday and made his Seattle debut in the seventh. RHP Cody Bolton was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma to make room for Baumann.
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Yankees: RHP Gerrit Cole (right elbow nerve inflammation and edema) will face hitters again this weekend at the team’s minor league complex in Florida. Cole threw 20 pitches and faced hitters Tuesday for the first time since getting hurt in spring training.
New York Yankees' Aaron Judge reacts after hitting a double during the seventh inning of the baseball game against the Seattle Mariners at Yankee Stadium Thursday, May 23, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
UP NEXT
Mariners: RHP George Kirby (4-4, 3.99 ERA) opposes LHP Mackenzie Gore (2-4, 3.30) in the opener of a three-game series Friday at Washington.
New York Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton reacts after hitting a solo home run during the second inning of the baseball game against the Seattle Mariners at Yankee Stadium Thursday, May 23, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Yankees: LHP Carlos Rodón (5-2, 3.27 ERA) faces RHP Yu Darvish (4-1, 2.08) in the opener of a three-game series at San Diego on Friday.
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