Mariners Walk-Off Yankees in Series Opener

0:00On March 31st, Mariners snagged a tight two-to-one win over the Yankees in the series opener, handing New York their first loss of the season. Cal Raleigh delivered the walk-off single in the ninth, capping a pitch's duel where arms dominated from the jump. Luis Castillo was lights out for Seattle, tossing six scoreless with seven strikeouts. Ryan weather's shown in his Yankees debut, going four in a third innings with just one run allowed and seven Ks of his own. He shook off early trouble, and the bull pinned back him up solid until that late crack. Yankees mounted threats, but couldn't solve Castillo's nasty fastball all night. Ump challenges fired up the drama, especially for the Yankees in the fourth, when Ben Rice, Giancarlo Stanton, and Jazz Chisholm Junior all got calls. overturned. That sparked some back and forth with the home plate Ump, hinting at more fireworks ahead this year with the new system. New York clawed back to tie it in the seventh on a sack fly from Ahmed Rizario after Stanton's infield knock. They pushed in extras, but fell short,

1:03when Raleigh lined a cutter down the line with runners on the corners. Solid relief from both sides kept it low scoring till the end. Pitching staffs lived up to the hype, setting the stage for tomorrow's ace's matchup. Max Fry for the Yankees against Logan Gilbert for Seattle, same. 9.40 p.m. Eastern start time. Teen coverage, powered by AI. This is Seattle Mariners News today.