Mariners Game #152 Preview: 9/18/24, NYY at SEA

The Mariners aim to bounce back after a disappointing series opener

After last night’s grotesquerie, the Mariners will send another one of their young pitchers to the mound tonight in Bryce Miller, facing crafty veteran and ex-Mariner Nester Cortes. Cortes and the Yankees will be looking to clinch a postseason berth, which they would do with a win tonight.

Lineups:

News:

Victor Robles is having trouble gripping a bat, per manager Dan Wilson. He’s out of the lineup today and could be considered day-to-day.

Luke Raley isn’t in the starting lineup against lefty Nestor Cortes, but it will be interesting to see if he’s available off the bench. Raley was in some pain after he got drilled in the side in a pregame live BP by lefty C.J. Widger of the Everett AquaSox as a few of the young pitchers were at the park today to get in some live BP against pro hitters.

Tonight’s game information:

Game time: 6:40 PT

Television: ROOT Sports NW with Dave Sims and Ryan Rowland-Smith. The game will also be broadcast on Amazon Prime with the Yankees crew.

Radio: 710 AM Seattle Sports with Rick Rizzs and Aaron Goldsmith

Umpiring crew: Jim Wolf (HP), Clint Vondrak (1B), Bruce Dreckman (2B), Jeremy Rehak (3B)

Today in Mariners history:

• 1992: The Mariners unveil a new logo (the nautical compass rose) and new colors (Northwest Green, silver and navy) and announce that new uniforms will be worn during the 1993 season.
• 2001: Seattle returns to the field for the first time since the Sept. 11 tragedy, beating Anaheim at home, 4-0.
• 2009: The Mariners snap a streak of 27 consecutive saves against them by Mariano Rivera when Ichiro hits a two-out, two-run walk-off home run as the Mariners win 2-1, the first walk-off homer of his MLB career.

• 2012: The Mariners played the longest game in Safeco Field history (by time) losing 4-2 to the Orioles in 18 innings in a time of 5:44.
• 2015: Current Mariners pitching coach Danny Farquhar picked up the win in relief, his first win since Sept. 8, 2014, as the Mariners won 3-1 in Texas.
• 2023: Mariners blank the A’s 5-0, setting a franchise record with their 16^th shutout victory of the season.