The New York Yankees have dominated recent meetings with the Mariners and look good to defeat Seattle for an eighth straight time at Yankee Stadium here in Game 3 of a four-game set Wednesday night.

Jonathan Loaisiga (1-0, 2.70 ERA) will toe the slab for the Yankees for his third start of the season. The 24-year-old right-hander, considered the team's top pitching prospect, has been called up from Triple-A Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre to fill the rotation spot of injured James Paxton. So far, Loaisiga has posted a respectable ERA with 10 Ks through 10 innings of work in the big leagues.

The Mariners counter with left-hander Yusei Kikuchi (1-1, 3.98 ERA) who has been at his best home at Safeco Field. On the road, Kikuchi has posted a 4.34 ERA with a .266 BAA through 27 2/3 innings of work.

Mariners are 1-7 in their last 8 road games and 6-20 in their last 26 vs. a team with a winning record. Yankees are 4-0 in their last 4 games vs. a left-handed starter and 8-1 in their last 9 games with umpire Angel Hernandez behind home plate.

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