Yankees tie game late but fall to Mariners in extra innings, 2-1

The Yankees tied the game in the ninth but could not come through in extras, falling to the Mariners, 2-1, in 11 innings on Tuesday night in Seattle.

The Yankees are now 1-3 in extra-inning games this season and dropped their first game started by Max Fried — entered 8-0.

Here are the takeaways…

-The Yankees lineup could not do much against starter Bryan Woo or the Mariners bullpen. They had just five hits and were 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base entering the ninth. But against closer Andres Munoz, Paul Goldschmidt reached on a HBP and stole second (his third of the season). Austin Wells grounded out but moved the pinch-running Pablo Reyes to third. Anthony Volpe tapped a slider with a check swing toward first baseman Dylan Moore, who was playing in. Moore threw home but it was wide, allowing Reyes to score and Volpe to go to second base on the fielder’s choice and error.

Without getting a hit, the Yankees tied the game. It was Munoz’s first earned run allowed this season. Jasson Dominguez struck out looking on a pitch below the strike zone. The mild-mannered Dominguez had some words for homeplate umpire Mark Wegner. Aaron Boone came out to protect his player and give Wegner a few comments, but when the ump ejected the Yankees skipper, Boone let him have it. Wegner’s strikezone was very inconsistent and hitter-friendly for both sides. Oswald Peraza grounded out to end the inning.

-After failing to score a run in the 10th and 11th, even with the ghost runner, the Mariners made the Yankees pay. Tim Hill was asked to keep the score tied but back-to-back singles from Ben Williamson and J.P. Crawford pushed the winning run across.

-Fried came into Tuesday’s start with a 6-0 record and an MLB-low 1.05 ERA, and that continued in the first inning after it took just five pitches to get through the opening frame, but the Mariners hitters made him work. They battled and got into high-pitch at-bats and finally broke through in the fourth thanks to a Julio Rordriguez single and Cal Raleigh‘s booming double off the center field wall to score the game’s first run.

YES Network analyst Jeff Nelson commented that he keeps seeing Fried blowing on his hands, and that could be an indication that he just doesn’t have the command of his pitches like he usually does. And it showed as Fried had to grind through this one thanks to the Mariners fouling off 23 of his pitches.

Fried exited the game after five innings (91 pitches/57 strikes), allowing one run on four hits, two walks and striking out five. It’s the second-shortest outing of his season and ended a streak of six consecutive quality starts.

-On the other side, Woo dominated. After a two-out double to Cody Bellinger in the first inning, Woo went through the Yankees’ lineup in order the next four innings. He retired 15 in a row at one point before Trent Grisham and Aaron Judge hit two-out singles in the sixth, but Woo wrapped up the inning by getting Bellinger to fly out.

The Yankees had their chances despite Woo’s performance. Wells’ one-out double in the seventh forced Seattle to pull Woo out of the game. Volpe walked and both runners had a successful double steal, but left-hander Gabe Speier struck outDominguez and Peraza to end the threat.

New York mustered just five hits but were 0-for-14 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.

-With Oswaldo Cabrera‘s fractured ankle, Peraza started at third base and went 0-for-4 with a strikeout. He did make some great defensive plays at the hot corner. Jorbit Vivas started at second and went 0-for-2 with a strikeout. He was lifted for pinch-hitter Ben Rice in the later innings, and the newly-recalled DJ LeMahieu played second in the ninth inning. LeMahieu actually got an at-bat in the 10th, striking out.

Bellinger’s first-inning double extended his hitting streak to nine games. It was his only hit of the night.

-The Yankees’ bullpen did its job to give the offense a chance to tie or take the lead. Fernando Cruz struck out the side in a perfect sixth inning — a nice bounceback from allowing three runs in 0.2 innings this past Saturday. Mark Leiter Jr., Luke Weaver and Devin Williams struck out a combined five batters in three perfect innings.

Game MVP: J.P. Crawford

Crawford’s single ended the game, stopped the Mariners’ four-game losing streak and prevented Seattle from losing their second straight series.

Highlights

What’s next

The Yankees finish up their three-game series with the Mariners on Wednesday afternoon. First pitch is set for 4:10 p.m.

Will Warren (2-2, 4.75 ERA) will take the mound while the Mariners will have Luis Castillo (3-3, 3.95 ERA) on the bump.

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