New York Yankees at Seattle Mariners 8/8/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The New York Yankees open a three-game series on the road Monday, find out who else is playing on Monday at our baseball predictions, against the Seattle Mariners. New York is 70-38 following its 1-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday. The Yankees have lost four straight and five of the last six. New York is first in the American League East and leads the second place Toronto Blue Jays by 10 ½ games.

Right fielder Aaron Judge is batting .299 with 43 home runs, 93 RBIs and 118 hits to lead New York in each category. Third baseman DJ LeMahieu is the leader in on-base percentage at .391. On Monday, the New York Yankees will send Jameson Taillon to the mound. The right-hander is 10-2 with a 3.96 ERA, 98 Ks and 21 BBs.

Seattle is 58-51 following its 7-1 loss on Saturday to the Los Angeles Angels. The Mariners have lost two out of the first three games of a four game series with Los Angeles, which ends on Sunday. Seattle continues to struggle at the plate with a team batting average of .232, which is 25th in baseball. The Mariners are second in the American League West, 12 games behind the first-place Houston Astros.

First baseman Ty France is batting .306 to lead Seattle and has team highs in hits with 109 and on-base percentage at .377. Third baseman Eugenio Suarez is the leader in home runs with 18 and RBIs with 57. On Monday, the Seattle Mariners will send Logan to Gilbert to the mound. The right-hander is 10-4 with a 3.09 ERA, 120 Ks and 36 BBs.