Mariners Probable Starters vs. Yankees for Aug. 11–13 Series

Good pitching can only cover an empty offense for so long.

Aug 5, 2026; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Bryan Woo (22) walks off the field after the final out of the seventh inning against the Detroit Tigers at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

The Seattle Mariners are kicking off a series against the Yankees at Yankee Stadium because the schedule says so. It’s definitely not because they look ready for the challenge. They’re coming out of a 50th-anniversary weekend that was supposed to honor the franchise’s past. There was reason to believe with many of the franchise’s icons present, the Mariners would show some signs of life. Unfortunately, the Tampa Bay Rays offered a brutal reminder of the present. The Mariners were swept at T-Mobile Park, scoring just four runs in three games for the second series in a row, and dropped to a season-worst seven games under .500 at 56-63. 

We don’t need to spend any more time autopsying that series. Seattle’s offense remained lifeless, the Rays were better and the whole weekend landed with a thud.

Now comes a three-game set against the Yankees, who enter at 66-52. New York has already taken two of three from Seattle this season and has won eight of the teams’ 10 meetings since the start of 2025. Those numbers are not a prediction of what’s going to happen this week, but they do eliminate the illusion that the Mariners are walking into a comfortable spot for a rebound.

Seattle’s lone victory against New York this season came when Cal Raleigh delivered a walk-off single in a 2-1 win on March 30. The Yankees answered by winning the next two games, including a 5-0 shutout where Max Fried threw seven scoreless innings.

Seattle Mariners vs. New York Yankees Probable Pitching Matchups

• Tuesday, Aug. 11 at 4:05 p.m. PT: Mariners RHP Bryan Woo (8–8, 4.31 ERA, 127 strikeouts) vs. Yankees LHP Ryan Weathers (5–7, 3.79 ERA, 132 strikeouts)
• Wednesday, Aug. 12 at 4:05 p.m. PT: Mariners RHP Bryce Miller (4–6, 3.08 ERA, 79 strikeouts) vs. Yankees RHP Will Warren (8–6, 4.18 ERA, 114 strikeouts)
• Thursday, Aug. 13 at 10:35 a.m. PT: Mariners RHP Logan Gilbert (8–7, 3.42 ERA, 145 strikeouts) vs. Yankees LHP Max Fried (4–3, 2.88 ERA, 75 strikeouts)

The pitching is important, of course, but we know where the responsibility sits. Woo, Miller and Gilbert are capable of keeping the M’s in the game. That means very little if the offense again can put runs on the board.

Thursday’s matchup is especially uncomfortable. As noted, Fried blanked the Mariners earlier this season, allowing only three hits. Repeating the same passive approach would be an admission that nothing has changed.

We’re past the point of calling every series a turning point. Seattle has been presented with plenty of those and has repeatedly driven straight through them. So that makes this simpler. The Mariners can either show some urgency, win a series and give us a reason to keep watching the standings. Or they can offer three more days of quiet offense before heading directly to Houston.