Torres BM545640

The Yankees traveled west to play the Mariners on September 9, 2018. This baseball was used Erasmo Ramires pitched to Gleyber Torres in the top of the fourth inning. The third pitch that was thrown was an 89.4 MPH fastball, that Torres hit to center field for a single to load the bases. The baseball stayed in the game for three more pitches, all strikes as Adeiny Hechavarria struck out. With a new ball in play, Brett Gardner popped out, and then Andrew McCutchen drew a walk to score Neil Walker and tie the game 2-2. That was the last run the Yankees would score. Seattle scored the game winner in the eighth inning and won the game 3-2. The loss gave New York a record of 89-54, the second-best record in baseball, and their division, as they still trailed Boston by 8.5 games.