Game 117: Yankees @ Mariners - Live Chat @ 9:45 p.m.

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Regular Season Game 117

Yankees @ Mariners

Safeco Field - Seattle, WA
Game Time: 10:10 p.m.
TV: YES | Radio: WCBS

Here are the lineups:

YANKEES (73-43)
Derek Jeter SS
Nick Swisher RF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Jorge Posada DH
Robinson Cano 2B
Jerry Hairston Jr. LF
Melky Cabrera CF
Jose Molina C

Pitching: RHP Sergio Mitre (1-1, 7.04 ERA)

MARINERS (60-56)
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Franklin Gutierrez CF
Jose Lopez 2B
Ken Griffey Jr. DH
Russell Branyan 1B
Jack Hannahan 3B
Rob Johnson C
Josh Wilson SS
Michael Saunders LF

Pitching: LHP Luke French (1-0, 6.97 ERA)

Yanks vs. French

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
A, Rodriguez	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
M. Teixeira	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333
H. Matsui	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667
D. Jeter	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333
J. Damon	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167
N. Swisher	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000
R. Cano	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
M. Cabrera	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
J. Posada	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500
Totals	20	5	0	0	0	1	3	3	.250	.348	.250	.598

Mariners vs. Mitre

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
J. Wilson	14	3	0	0	0	2	0	2	.214	.267	.214	.481
K. Griffey Jr.	7	3	1	0	1	4	2	0	.429	.556	1.000	1.556
R. Langerhans	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167	.167	.167	.333
M. Sweeney	4	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	.250	.250	.500	.750
E. Chavez	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000
J. Wilson	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
R. Branyan	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Totals	40	8	2	0	1	9	2	6	.200	.256	.325	.581

News & Notes

- The Yanks have won 11 out of 12, 35 of their last 46, are 6.5 games ahead of Boston in the AL East, and at 73-43 they have the best record in all of baseball.

- This will be Sergio Mitre first starts against the Mariners.

- Luke French has made one start against the Yankees which came back on 7/17 when he was a member of the Tigers. In 5 IP he allowed 2 runs on 5 hits, walked 3 and struck out 3 while getting a no decision.

- Mariano Rivera has converted 34-of-35 save opportunities this season. He's converted 30 straight saves which is the longest such streak in the Majors.

- The Yankees have won four of the five games against the Mariners this year.

- At 32-25 the Yankees have the second best road record in the AL. The Angels are first at 32-23.

- As I mentioned a little earlier Damaso Marte has been indefinitely excused from the team due to personal reasons.