Raul Ibanez has enjoyed his return to Yankee Stadium as of late and will look to keep his recent success going when his Seattle Mariners take on the New York Yankees Thursday night at 7:05 pm ET.
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Via ESPN:
Inbanez treated Yankee Stadium as his personal playground, hitting a grand slam and two-run homer Wednesday night to help the Seattle Mariners rout New York 12-2.
"I can't tell that much of a difference even though when you hear it, depending on how you're doing, you know," Ibanez said with a sly smile.
Ibanez's slam came during a seven-run first inning. Yankees backup shortstop Alberto Gonzalez got the final out in the ninth inning in his first professional pitching appearance.
Every Seattle starter had at least one of its season-high 16 hits and Jesus Montero was the only starter who failed to score a run in the Mariners' best output this year.
The Mariners chased Phil Hughes after he got only two outs in the first. Trying to preserve his bullpen, Yankees manager Joe Girardi had Brett Marshall throw 108 pitches in his big league debut, then brought in Gonzalez.
"We need one out," Girardi said. "It's not something I want to do, but for me to bring in another pitcher. I think it doesn't make a lot of sense there."
