May 12 Preview..."Yanks hope for repeat from Rasner"

By Caleb Breakey/MLB.com


The Yankees made sure they had room in their rotation for Darrell Rasner after watching his performance against the Mariners in his last start.

On Friday at Safeco Field, the right-hander will aim to beat Seattle for the second time in as many starts.

Since April 14, Rasner has a string of 15 1/3 innings in which he's given up only one earned run. In that span, Rasner has lowered his ERA from 10.38 to 2.75.

The 26-year-old will be making his fifth start as a member of the Yankees rotation, and he could be there to stay if he keeps showing good control of his pitches.

Slated for the Mariners is left-hander Jarrod Washburn, who enters the game with a 2-3 record and a 3.18 ERA.

Pitching matchup

NYY: RHP Darrell Rasner (1-1, 2.75 ERA)Rasner turned in another solid outing against the Mariners in his last start, and he now gets his second chance to beat Seattle. He pitched 5 2/3 innings with four strikeouts in his previous start.

SEA: LHP Jarrod Washburn (2-3, 3.18 ERA)Washburn suffered his first loss since April 19 against the Yankees in his last start, giving up seven hits and three runs in 5 1/3 innings before being lifted. He struck out three and walked two.

Player to watch

No Mariners player had faced Rasner before his start last Sunday, but Jose Vidro gave the right-hander some trouble with a 2-for-3 performance.