Justin Smoak To Make His Mariners Debut and King Felix Takes the Mound Tonight

Posted: 10th July 2010 by Naurez Sahoo in MLB
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Despite the departure of pitching ace Cliff Lee, tonight Mariners fans might see something special, because two stars are coming out when the Mariners take on the Yankees. Felix Hernandez is the starter today and he is trying to come off of his great outing against the Yankees last week in New York. King Felix's start last week was the first-ever shutout by an opposing pitcher at the new Yankee Stadium! Felix is 4-1 with an ERA of about 2.50 in his last five starts against the Yankees, so expect a good outing from Felix. And also expect a good debut from superstar-to-be, Justin Smoak. Smoak is a 24-year-old, switch-hitting first baseman who was just traded to the Mariners from the Rangers with some prospects for Cliff Lee and Mark Lowe. He was the No. 11 pick in the 2008 draft and today h ...

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