Yanks put prolific offense to test against King Felix

JustinVerlander35 · May 28, 2011

Get ready for a showdown in Seattle.

The Mariners have won nine of their last 11 games and have staff ace Felix Hernandez heading to the mound against the Yankees in the second game of their three-game series on Saturday.

New York boasts one of the most prolific offenses in the game, but Hernandez has pitched well against the Yankees during the last two seasons. Really well.

Hernandez is 4-0 with a 0.51 ERA with three complete games in his last four starts against New York since Sept. 18, 2009. He is also on a roll, coming off a career-high-tying 13 strikeouts against the Padres in his last outing.

"It seemed like whenever we matched up against him last year, he was dominant," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "Hopefully that's not the case this year because we're going to see him in three different series. His stuff is just really good and sometimes you match up against some teams better than others. For whatever reason, we haven't hit him."

Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira respects Hernandez but is not intimidated by him. Teixeira is hitting .298 with three home runs and six RBIs in 47 at-bats against the hard-throwing right-hander.

"To me, he's the perfect pitcher," Teixeira said. "You've got a guy who throws hard, the ball moves, can hit the corners with three different pitches and his breaking stuff is so good that you just hope he makes a mistake. He's one of those guys that you have to hit his mistakes because if he makes his pitch, you're not going to get many hits off him."

Teixeira knows of what he speaks. Hernandez has struck him out 12 times.
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BrianFromWA · May 28, 2011

i'm a bit stoked. To have a chance to go over .500 and take the division lead with Felix pitching at home against the Yankees? Sweet.

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