MLB: Seattle 5, N.Y. Yankees 2
SEATTLE, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Jose Lopez's three hits, including
two solo homers, led Seattle to a 5-2 win over the New York Yankees
Sunday.
Lopez's 13th and 14th homers this season came in the fourth
and eighth innings.
Adrian Beltre had two hits, one a two-run homer in the
third, which created a 2-2 tie. He extended his hitting streak to 13
straight games.
Raul Ibanez hit a fifth-inning RBI single for the Mariners,
who -- despite being 30 games below .500 -- have won six of their
last 10 games.
Winning pitcher Ryan Feierabend (1-2) surrendered two earned
runs and five hits in seven innings.
Closer J.J. Putz, the last of three Seattle pitchers, earned
his 12th save.
New York scored on solo homers by Derek Jeter in the first
and Xavier Nady in the second.
Jeter and Hideki Matsui had two hits apiece for the Yankees,
who sank to 8 games back of Boston in the AL wild-card race.
The losing pitcher was starter Mike Mussina (17-8).
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