The Seattle Mariners (27-23) and New York Yankees (34-17) will meet on Thursday at Yankee Stadium, starting at 12:35 PM ET.
The Yankees are favored at home (-148) against the Mariners (+125). The Yankees will start Luis Gil (5-1) versus the Mariners and Luis Castillo (4-5).
The Yankees defeated the Mariners 7-3 yesterday, with Nestor Cortes Jr. getting the win (5.0 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 6 K) and Juan Soto leading the way offensively (going 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI). Bryce Miller (6.0 IP, 5 R, 5 H, 4 K) took the loss for the Mariners.
Ahead of the Yankees vs. Mariners matchup, here’s what you need to prepare for Thursday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
New York Yankees vs. Seattle Mariners odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Yankees (-148, bet $148 to win $100)
- Underdog: Mariners (+125, bet $100 to win $125)
- Over/under: 8
Yankees vs. Mariners: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Thursday, May 23, 2024
- Game Time: 12:35 PM ET
- Stadium: Yankee Stadium
- TV Channel: YES Network
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Yankees stats and trends
Yankees betting records
- The Yankees have won 25, or 69.4%, of the 36 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- New York has a record of 13-5 in games when bookmakers favor them by at least -148 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 59.7% chance of a victory for the Yankees.
- Games involving New York have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 22 of 51 chances this season.
- In 50 games with a spread this season, the Yankees are 26-24-0 ATS.
Luis Gil (Yankees probable starter)
- Gil (5-1 with a 2.39 ERA and 62 strikeouts in 49 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Yankees, his 10th of the season.
- His last appearance came on Saturday against the Chicago White Sox, when the right-hander threw six innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up five hits.
- In nine games this season, the 25-year-old has a 2.39 ERA and 11.4 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .154 to opposing hitters.
- Gil is seeking his fifth straight quality start.
- Gil will try to build on an eight-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.4 frames per outing).
- In three of his nine total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.
- The opposing Mariners offense has the 19th-ranked slugging percentage (.378) and is ninth in MLB play with 57 home runs. It has a collective .228 batting average, and is 25th in MLB with 373 total hits and 24th in MLB play scoring 191 runs.
Yankees batting stats
- No team in MLB has hit more homers than the Yankees, who have connected on 73 this season.
- Hitters for New York have a combined .431 slugging percentage this season, which ranks second in MLB.
- The Yankees have a team batting average of .255 this season, which ranks fifth among MLB teams.
- New York has scored the third-most runs in the majors this season with 247.
- The Yankees have an on-base percentage of .336 this season, which ranks second in the league.
- New York ranks 10th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.6 whiffs per contest.
Mariners stats and trends
Mariners betting records
- The Mariners have been victorious in 12, or 48%, of the 25 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- This season, Seattle has been victorious three times in six chances when named as an underdog of at least +125 or worse on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Mariners have a 44.4% chance of pulling out a win.
- Seattle’s games have gone over the total in 20 of its 50 opportunities.
- The Mariners are 25-24-0 against the spread in their 49 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.
Luis Castillo (Mariners probable starter)
- Castillo gets the start for the Mariners, his 11th of the season. He is 4-5 with a 3.28 ERA and 66 strikeouts through 60 1/3 innings pitched.
- In his last time out on Saturday, the right-hander threw six innings against the Baltimore Orioles, giving up two earned runs while surrendering four hits.
- The 31-year-old has put up a 3.28 ERA and 9.8 strikeouts per nine innings in 10 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .236 to opposing hitters.
- Castillo is looking to continue a seventh-game quality start streak in this outing.
- Castillo will look to pitch five or more innings for his 11th straight appearance. He’s averaging 6.0 frames per outing.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in two of his 10 appearances this season.
- He meets a Yankees offense that ranks third in the league with 247 total runs scored while batting .255 as a unit. His opponent has a collective .431 slugging percentage (second in MLB action) and has hit a total of 73 home runs (first in the league).
- The 31-year-old ranks 35th in ERA (3.28), 43rd in WHIP (1.144), and 16th in K/9 (9.8) among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season.
Mariners batting stats
- The Mariners are ninth in MLB action with 57 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.
- So far this season, Seattle ranks 19th in baseball with a .378 slugging percentage.
- The Mariners have the 24th-ranked batting average in the league (.228).
- The offense for Seattle is the No. 24 offense in baseball, scoring 3.8 runs per game (191 total runs).
- The Mariners’ .302 on-base percentage ranks 23rd in baseball.