Yankees Will Warren strikes out career-high nine in second straight encouraging outing
Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees.SEATTLE — Well after he had finished off his five innings of work Wednesday, Will Warren’s ERA ticked up.A late scoring change turned the only two runs he allowed against the Mariners from unearned runs into earned ones.What did not change, however, was the fact that the young right-hander continued to show signs of progress that the Yankees could sorely use as he turned in a second straight encouraging start.Warren struck out a career-high nine batters in the 3-2 win over the Mariners at T-Mobile Park, one more than the previous high he established two starts ago.
He has struck out seven or more in each of his past three games, totaling 24 punch-outs as he tries to turn his quality stuff into more consistent outings.“Just getting ahead early, attacking the zone, being confident in my stuff,” Warren said.Early on this season, the Yankees rotation has often been Max Fried, Carlos Rodón and hope for the best.But Clarke Schmidt has looked sharper over his past few starts after a delayed debut and Warren is showing more growth of late to begin solidifying the rotation — which has allowed three earned runs or fewer in 23 of their past 28 starts.After going through some growing pains in limited action last year and early this season, Warren has started to flash more consistency of late.
Coming off the best start of his career last Friday against the A’s, when he gave up just one run across 7 ¹/₃ innings, the 25-year-old scattered three hits and one walk across five innings against a more challenging Mariners lineup.“That’s what I love to see,” Aaron Judge said.“He had the great outing for us in [Sacramento].
Impressive, just pounding the strike zone.Even here, same thing.
I feel like his curveball and sweeper were really on today.Good feel for them, they looked really sharp.
Just impressive.The poise ou...