Seattle Mariners at New York Yankees 8/2/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Tuesday, the Seattle Mariners play the second game of a three-game series on the road against the New York Yankees. Seattle is 55-48 following its 3-2 loss to the Houston Astros on Sunday. Seattle was defeated by Houston in three out of four games in their just completed series. The Mariners are second in the American League West, 12 games behind first place Houston.

First baseman Ty France is batting .308 to lead Seattle and has team highs in hits with 106 and on-base percentage .380. Center fielder Julio Rodriguez is the leader in home runs with 18 and RBIs with 57. On Tuesday, the Seattle Mariners will send Logan Gilbert to the mound. The right-hander is 10-4 with a 2.78 ERA, 118 Ks and 32 BBs.

New York is 69-34 following its 8-6 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. The Yankees won six of seven this season against Kansas City and could have swept a season series of seven games or more for the first time since 2009 but lost. The Yankees are first in the American League East, 11 ½ games ahead of the second-place Toronto Blue Jays.

Center fielder Aaron Judge is batting .297 with 42 home runs, 91 RBIs, 113 hits and an on-base percentage of .389 to lead New York in each category. Anthony Rizzo is second in home runs with 25 and second in RBIs with 62. On Tuesday, the New York Yankees will send Jameson Taillon to the mound the right-hander is 10-2 with a 3.72 ERA, 92 Ks and 17 BBs