After throwing just six pitches, the Yankees pulled RHP Jake Cousins from Thursday's game against the Mariners with an apparent injury.

Cousins entered in the sixth and threw just six pitches to two batters, leaving with a trainer after striking out Julio Rodriguez with a slider.

Just as the Yankees were feeling good about their overall health, Jake Cousins walked off the mound with a trainer in the sixth inning on Thursday afternoon. Cousins had only thrown six pitches — the last one a slider that struck out Julio Rodriguez — when Aaron Boone and a trainer popped out of the dugout to visit him on the mound.

The Astros lost their series finale in San Diego on Wednesday, but woke up Thursday morning with their five-game lead in the American League West intact after the Mariners fell to the Yankees 2-1 in extra innings courtesy of a strange baserunning mistake by Julio Rodriguez.

Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman talk about the current postseason picture in both the AL and NL, they draft the best playoff pitching rotations, Juan Soto hitting his 200th career home run and Jose Altuve’s ejection in San Diego.

The New York Yankees secured a playoff berth on Wednesday night thanks to a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners in 10 innings, and they have Mariners