Expensive RBIs; Trio of Offseason Signees Lead Yankees to 3-2 Win over Mariners

So far this season, you could make the argument that Carlos Beltran, Brian McCann, and Jacoby Ellsbury have underachieved.

The offseason signees, whose contracts total $283 million, have hit just .226, .225, and .286, a big reason why the Yankees have struggled the way they have.

Fortunately, that unwanted trend didn't continue tonight, with the expensive trio each collecting RBIs in a 3-2 win over the Mariners.

They, along with the rest of the offense, weren't exactly consistent, although they did do enough.

To start things off, Beltran doubled a man home with two outs in the top of the first, followed immediately by an RBI infield single from McCann.

That early 2-0 lead wasn't anything huge, but it did hold up thanks to the heroics of Vidal Nuno, who escaped multiple jams during his 5.2-inning, one-run start.

Upon leaving, Nuno (4 Hits, Walk, 2 Strikeouts) was up for the win, something he definitely deserved.

Unfortunately, he wouldn't end up getting it, as the struggling Dellin Betances gave up that slim 2-1 advantage in the bottom of the seventh. 

Facing Dustin Ackley with a man on second and two outs, Betances allowed a single to right, scoring Mike Zunino.

At that point, #68 was in line for the W, despite having blown the lead.

Shortly afterwards in the top of the eighth, the Yanks would retake the advantage off of Hisashi Iwakuma (7.1 IP, 3 ER), rallying with one out when Derek Jeter ground-rule doubled and Ellsbury singled him in.

On that double, Jeter actually missed first base, although he did later go back to touch it, possibly saving the rally.

After a pair of scorless frames from Adam Warren and David Robertson (16th save in 18 opportunities), the Bombers would officially collect the victory, improving their record to 32-31 and bringing them to just 1.5 games out of the wild card. They're still not quite where they need to be, although they're definitely improving. I guess that's good enough for now.