There hasn’t been anything to criticize from what we’ve seen in Bryan Woo’s first two starts.
The young right-hander returned to Seattle after spending the first month at Triple-A and surrendered four hits through 9 ²/₃ innings.
Woo has been haunted by injuries dating back to his college career, and exited his season debut after 62 pitches with tightness in his pitching forearm.
While he returned to the mound to earn his first win last week, uncertainty still lingers about his longevity.
His Tuesday assignment in The Bronx offers pause considering the Yankees’ above-average consistency vs. righties.
The main difference between these division leaders is Seattle can’t get on base, while the Yanks are getting contributions throughout the order.
The Mariners own the seventh-lowest on base percentage at the time of this writing, in contrast to the Yankees, who sit No. 2 overall in MLB at .336.
Much of the reason Seattle stands above .500 is thanks to pitching depth and timely power hitting. The Yankees are still more productive in both departments, ranking No. 1 in bullpen ERA and home runs.
Yankees starter Clarke Schmidt is rolling with three consecutive victories — including eight innings of shutout ball with eight strikeouts vs. the Twins.
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His improved authority of the strike zone has bolstered him to 9.77 strikeouts per nine innings and curbed hard contact.
Seattle strikes out more than any team in MLB, so I’m leaning toward the hot veteran over the unproven youngster.
THE PLAY: Yankees -1.5 runs (+125, FanDuel)