New York chipped away instead of panicking, scratching across single runs in the 2nd and 3rd before the game really turned in their favor. The Yankees are doing this without Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton or Carlos Rodon, and Cody Bellinger has been out since late July with a hamstring strain — this win came from the next-man-up group, not the household names.
Seattle entered on a 5-game losing streak, and it's not a fluke — this team has the lowest-scoring offense in baseball, and it showed again even with the fast start. Cal Raleigh took the blame publicly after Tuesday's loss, and manager Dan Wilson said the club simply needs "to find that consistency on offense." Wednesday was the same story: flashes of thunder, then nothing to back it up.
The Yankees kept adding on, breaking things open with a 3-run 7th that buried Seattle for good. A bullpen already without Kervin Castro leaned on length and got it, while Seattle's relief corps couldn't hold a lead it had no business blowing.
For the Mariners, the final line is almost more discouraging than a quiet loss would've been — they had this game, gave it away, and dropped to 0-5 in their last 5 with a brutal stretch still ahead. For the Yankees, it's another reminder that even a M*A*S*H-unit lineup can out-punch a team that can't put teams away.