Trent Grisham’s two-home run performance helped fuel a comeback as the New York Yankees rallied from an early three-run deficit to beat the Seattle Mariners 10-5 on Wednesday night in the Bronx. The Yankees improved to 68-52 with the victory.Seattle jumped ahead quickly against Will Warren, with Randy Arozarena and Julio Rodríguez hitting first-inning homers before Dominic Canzone added another in the third. Warren allowed five runs on six hits and four walks with three strikeouts over 4.2 innings.New York gradually chipped away. Ryan McMahon’s double put the Yankees on the board in the second before Spencer Jones’ two-run double in the third cut the deficit to one.Grisham then launched a solo homer in the fifth, and Jones followed with another run-scoring double later in the inning to even the game at 5-5.The Yankees took control in the seventh. George Lombard Jr. started the rally with a single before Grisham doubled him home. Ben Rice added an RBI single, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. brought home another run with a bases-loaded walk.Grisham put the game out of reach in the eighth, crushing his second homer of the night for a 10-5 advantage.The bullpen handled the rest. Tim Hill escaped a major jam with an inning-ending double play, while Paul Blackburn and Brent Headrick kept Seattle scoreless. Headrick struck out the side in the eighth, extending his scoreless streak to 52 consecutive innings.
The Yankees and Mariners conclude their series Thursday afternoon, with first pitch scheduled for 1:35 p.m. Max Fried (4-3, 2.88 ERA) will start against Logan Gilbert (8-7, 3.42 ERA).
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