NEW YORK -- The dress code is so different in the Minor Leagues that one of the first things outfielder Ryan Langerhans did before returning to the Major Leagues was go shopping.

The Mariners acquired Langerhans from the Nationals in exchange for infielder Mike Morse, and he joined his new team for the three-game series the Yankees, which continues Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium.

Langerhans was in Pawtuckett with Triple-A Syracuse when the trade was finalized, but instead of returning to Syracuse to pack up and join the Mariners in New York City, he came directly to the Big Apple -- with his Minor League wardrobe.

"I didn't have a lot of big league attire," he said on Tuesday inside the spacious visitors' clubhouse at new Yankee Stadium. "I had some collared shirts, but not a suit."

He does now.

"If you need to pick up some good clothing, this is the place to shop," Langerhans quipped.

His first few hours with the Mariners were more of a get-acquainted period than anything. He has previously been teammates with Josh Wilson and Chris Woodward, who had lockers on each side of Langerhans' cubicle, along with first baseman Russell Branyan, a teammate in 2004.

"Some of the other guys are acquaintances," said Langerhans, who was not in the starting lineup for Tuesday night's series opener against the Yankees.

He said the trade was a surprise, "but a very welcome one. I'm very excited to be here and help out in any role or facet they need me."

Langerhans, who was batting .278 with 16 doubles, nine home runs and 40 RBIs in 64 games with Syracuse, basically will take over the duties that injured Endy Chavez had during the first two-plus months of the season.

"I told him today that he would be utilized in all three of the outfield positions as needed," manager Don Wakamatsu said. "He will play against some right-handers and gives us a left-handed bat who can play defense.

"He doesn't run as well as Endy, but has played all three outfield positions and we'll probably give him some work at first base, too. But the majority of time, he will be in left field."

Selected in the third round by the Braves in the 1998 First-Year Player Draft, Langerhans has played in 474 Major League games with the Braves and Nationals, batting .233 with 50 doubles, 10 triples, 24 home runs and 105 RBIs.

Asked what he knew about the Mariners, he said, "I know they pitch well, play good defense, are right in the thick of things and have a couple of big series coming up."

Pitching matchup
SEA: LHP Jarrod Washburn (4-5, 3.22 ERA)
Washburn finally got back into the win column in his last start, against the Padres, again providing six solid innings while allowing just two runs in a 9-3 Mariners win. The outing snapped a 12-game winless streak for the left-hander, who had pitched well enough to win in most of those starts. His ERA now sits at 3.22, though he went a little more than two months between victories. Washburn is 5-5 with a 2.56 ERA lifetime against the Yankees.

NYY: LHP Andy Pettitte (7-3, 4.38 ERA)
Pettitte followed arguably his best start of the season with likely his worst. The left-hander squandered an 8-1 lead and exited after just 3 2/3 innings, having surrendered six runs (three earned). Though New York won the game, 11-7, Pettitte let the Braves back in the game and was disgusted with himself afterward. Manager Joe Girardi said Pettitte lost his command in the fourth inning.

Tidbits
In case you hadn't noticed, Ichiro Suzuki isn't the only Mariners outfielder swinging a hot bat. Center fielder Franklin Gutierrez is 17-for-45 with three home runs and eight RBIs in his past 10 games. He also has four home runs in his past 12 games. ... The new Yankee Stadium is the 42nd different ballpark the Mariners have played in since 1977 and, yes, play-by-play announcer Dave Nieuhaus has broadcast games from all of them. The Mariners are 15-26 all-time in first games played in a ballpark, going 1-1 in Seattle. The Mariners lost the first game they played at the Kingdome but won the first game played at Safeco Field. ... The Mariners will travel more than 6,000 miles on this road trip to Los Angeles, New York and Boston. That's nothing compared to a year ago, when they played three series in New York prior to the All-Star Game break. ... Rain prevented the Mariners from having pregame batting practice in their last series at Coors Field, and they lost all three games. Rain washed out Tuesday night's pregame BP.

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• Thursday: Mariners (Jason Vargas, 3-3, 3.79) at Yankees (CC Sabathia, 7-4, 3.55), 4:05 p.m. PT
• Friday: Mariners (Felix Hernandez, 8-3, 2.54) at Red Sox (Tim Wakefield, 10-3, 4.18), 4:10 p.m. PT
• Saturday: Mariners (Garrett Olson, 3-2, 4.81) at Red Sox (Brad Penny, 6-3, 4.79), 10:05 a.m. PT