Trent Grisham hits 2 homers to lead New York Yankees past Seattle Mariners

SEATTLE (AP) — Trent Grisham hit a pair of house runs, together with one throughout New York’s six-run fifth inning, and the Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 11-5 on Monday night time.

The win was overshadowed by Yankees third baseman Oswaldo Cabrera needing to be taken off the sector in an ambulance after he bought harm within the ninth inning.

Cabrera bought harm on a clumsy slide when he scored on Aaron Choose’s sacrifice fly. He appeared to injure his left leg when he reached again for the plate.

Grisham, within the midst of a resurgent begin to the 12 months after a down 2024 season, hit a solo shot within the third inning to place the Yankees on the board that was simply out of the attain of leaping middle fielder Julio Rodriguez. New York’s offensive outburst within the fifth inning started with one other homer by Grisham.

Paul Goldschmidt and Cody Bellinger hit back-to-back RBI singles off Emerson Hancock (1-2) earlier than Austin Wells put the sport out of attain with a three-run homer.

The Mariners, in the meantime, struggled to do a lot in opposition to Clarke Schmidt (1-1) outdoors of a pair of solo homers from Rodriguez and Jorge Polanco. Cal Raleigh added a two-run homer within the eighth.

The loss marked was Seattle’s season-worst fourth in a row. The Athletics now path the Mariners by 1 1/2 video games within the AL West.

Key second

Although Wells fell behind within the depend to Hancock within the fifth, he pounced on a changeup that caught an excessive amount of of the plate for his eighth homer, which elevated the Yankees’ benefit to 5 runs.

Key stat

Goldschmidt continued his highway success along with his fifth-inning single. The veteran first baseman has hit safely in every of his 20 video games away from Yankee Stadium. In these contests, Goldschmidt has seven doubles, two house runs and 11 RBIs.

Up subsequent

Seattle RHP Bryan Woo (4-1, 3.25) begins Tuesday night time. LHP Max Fried (6-0, 1.05) will begin for the Yankees within the second sport of the three-game set.

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