Okay, let’s walk through how I went about digging up the player stats for that Yankees versus Seattle Mariners game. It’s a bit of a routine for me when I want to get the lowdown on who did what.
Getting Started
First thing I did was grab my tablet, settled into my usual chair. I find it easier to browse stats on a bigger screen than my phone. Fired up my web browser. I didn’t go anywhere fancy, just to one of the main sports news sites I usually check. You know the ones, ESPN, CBS Sports, MLB’s own site – they usually have reliable game details pretty quickly after the final out.
Finding the Game
Once the site loaded, I headed straight for the MLB section. Usually, there’s a ‘Scores’ or ‘Schedule’ tab right at the top. I clicked on that. Then I had to find the specific game date. Sometimes you have to select the date from a calendar view. Found the date, and then scrolled through the list of games played that day until I spotted Yankees at Mariners or maybe it was Mariners vs. Yankees, depends on the site layout. Clicked on that matchup.
Digging into the Box Score
This usually takes you to a game summary page first. You get the final score, maybe some highlights. But I was after the player details. So, I looked around for a link or tab labeled ‘Box Score’ or sometimes ‘Gamecast’ or ‘Stats’. That’s where the good stuff is.
Clicking on the Box Score brought up the detailed breakdown. This is what I was looking for:
- For the hitters (both Yankees and Mariners): I scanned down the list of names. I looked at their line scores – At-Bats (AB), Runs (R), Hits (H), Runs Batted In (RBI). I also usually check for Home Runs (HR), Walks (BB), and Strikeouts (K). Gives you a good sense of who had a good day at the plate and who struggled. I mentally noted down the key performances, like who got multiple hits or drove in crucial runs.
- For the pitchers (again, both teams): This section is usually separate, either below the hitters or on another tab within the box score. I checked who started, who came in for relief. Key stats here are Innings Pitched (IP), Hits allowed (H), Runs allowed (R), Earned Runs (ER), Walks (BB), and Strikeouts (K). Also important is the pitcher’s final decision – Win (W), Loss (L), or Save (SV).
Putting It Together
I went through this for both teams. Looked at the Yankees batters against the Mariners pitchers, and then the Mariners batters against the Yankees pitchers. You gotta see both sides to understand the flow of the game. Sometimes I’ll have a notepad next to me, or just open a simple text file on my tablet to jot down the standout lines or specific numbers I want to remember or compare later.
It’s not complicated, really. Most sports sites lay it out pretty clearly once you find that main box score page. Just takes a few clicks and a bit of reading through the lines and columns. That’s basically how I gathered the individual player stats for that particular Yankees-Mariners game. Just a matter of navigating the site and reading the box score carefully.
