Game 78 - Mariners Halt Yanks Win Streak

The Yanks 7-game winning streak went by the wayside as Seattle downed the Bombers, 8-4. Crooked Cap Sabathia got lit up for 6 runs in 5.2 innings, on 10 hits and 3 walks. CC had trouble spotting his pitches all night and his defense didn't do him any favors, either. Mark Teixeira had an Ichiro Suzuki line drive go through his mitt in the first and Melky Cabrera misplayed a ball by the lucky fraud, Suzuki, for another double that led to 2 runs in the 4th.

The Yanks continued to produce sluggish numbers at the plate. Despite their recent winning streak, they haven't actually torn the cover off the ball lately. They only mustered 7 hits, five by Robinson Cano and Hideki Matsui. One of Matsui's hits was a 2-run HR. He hit a sac fly , as well, giving him 3 RBIs in the losing cause. The Yanks woes continued with RISP, going 0-6. If one counts the 2 sac flies they hit, technically they were hitless in 8 at bats.

With tonight's loss, the Yanks fell behind a half game to idle Boston. Next up - Toronto in a 4-game wrap around series.

Yankees Record: 45-33