With three weeks to play, the Mariners remain 5 1/2 games behind the A's for the second wild card. They trail the Yankees, who begin a three-game series at Safeco Field on Friday, by nine. It's James Paxton and Masahiro Tanaka in Game 1.
Seattle Mariners (78-62, W1)
vs. New York Yankees (87-53, L1)7:10 p.m. | Safeco Field | Seattle, Wash.
TV: ROOT | Radio: 710 AM | Stream: MLB.tv
STARTING LINEUPS
LHP James Paxton (11-5, 3.74) vs. RHP Masahiro Tanaka (10-5, 3.83)
Sean Quinton, Evan Webeck and Thomas Wilburn / The Seattle Times
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