Yankees 0, Mariners 2: Gil strong again, but offense can’t break through

Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports The Yankees entered their Sunday matinee against the Mariners having already endured another COVID-19 gut punch from Anthony Rizzo’s diagnosis. Unfortunately, they weren’t able to rally for their new teammate or complete the four-game sweep of Seattle, losing a frustrating one for their offense, 2-0.

Luis Gil made his second career start, and his second pitch of the day was scorched into center field. It looked like it could have fallen for a double, but Jonathan Davis was able to cover a lot of ground to snag it. Gil then struck out Mitch Haniger and Kyle Seager to pick up right where he left off against Baltimore.

In the Yankees’ side of the first, DJ LeMahieu…