Yankees Rally Late to Defeat Mariners 4-1 at Yankee Stadium

On August 11, 2026, the New York Yankees overcame a 1-0 deficit to beat the Seattle Mariners 4-1 at Yankee Stadium. Ryan Weathers carried a one-hit shutout into the sixth inning before the Mariners tied the game on an opposite-field homer by Randy Arozarena. In the seventh, Yankees left-handers Ryan McMahon and Trent Grisham each delivered two-run singles, turning a 1-1 tie into a 4-1 lead that held despite a late Mariners rally.

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Seattle entered the game with a 56-64 record, five consecutive losses and a season-worst eight games under .500. The Mariners had won only five of their last 19 games on a nine-game road trip that began in New York. The Yankees, meanwhile, were leading the American League wild-card race and had allowed no more than one run in ten of their previous thirteen games.

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• Ryan Weathers (NYY) – 5 2/3 innings, two hits, three walks, career-best 23-inning shutout streak extended.

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• Bryan Woo (SEA) – five scoreless innings, three hits, one walk, five strikeouts; his third shutout in four Yankee Stadium starts.

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• Tim Hill (NYY) – earned his 27th save, retiring all four batters faced in the sixth.

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• Randy Arozarena (SEA) – solo homer in the sixth, the Mariners’ only run.

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• Mariners bullpen – Michael Rucker (0-4) allowed a leadoff double, a single, and a two-run single before being replaced by Eduard Bazardo.

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• Yankees offense – three hits in the seventh produced four runs; the team’s total of four runs matched its season-high for runs scored in a single inning.

Yankees’ small ball prevails late in grind-out series-opening win over Mariners

Yankees pitcher Ryan Weathers credited his early success to “getting the right feel early” and highlighted the importance of “staying aggressive” after the Mariners’ early lead.

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• “We were looking at a lot of different scenarios,” — Dan Wilson, manager

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The Yankees will look to extend their wild-card lead in the upcoming series against the Boston Red Sox, while the Mariners aim to halt their skid when they face the Texas Rangers on the road later this week.

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