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NEW YORK (AP) -- The Mariners took two days to equal their win
total at Yankee Stadium from the past two years. And the way things
stand now, Seattle could make another trip to New York in October.
Edgar Martinez hit a three-run homer and Stan Javier tied his
career high with five hits to spoil Orlando Hernandez's return from
the disabled list Sunday, leading Seattle over New York 11-1.
|  | | Edgar Martinez receives high-fives from Alex Rodriguez and Stan Javier after his three-run homer. |
"It tells us we can come into hostile environments and play
good baseball," said Alex Rodriguez, whose team had lost 10 of 12
in New York before winning the last two games. "Down the road that
is very important."
The Mariners, who lead Oakland by three games in the AL West,
combined for 16 hits and eight walks, and scored in six of nine
innings in a potential playoff preview.
"It's a confidence booster for our team to play a good team on
the road and win," manager Lou Piniella said.
Paul Abbott (7-4) allowed one run and seven hits in eight
innings to beat the Yankees for the first time. He had been 0-2
with a 10.38 ERA in five appearances against New York.
"I've always struggled here," Abbott said. "I got my nerves
toned down and pitched well against these guys. There's so much
electricity here and the crowd gets so into it."
Hernandez (8-8) had been out since July 14 with discomfort in
his right elbow and minor back spasms. He got into a mild spat with
the Yankees coaching staff when he accused one unidentified coach
of questioning the extent of the injury, but apologized Saturday.
Hernandez, pronounced healthy after making one rehab start in
the minors, sure didn't pitch that way. El Duque allowed five runs,
eight hits and three walks in four innings.
"The most important thing is that I felt fine," he said. "I
have rested and recuperated. I didn't throw all the pitches exactly
where I wanted to. But I think they were mostly pretty good
pitches."
Javier led off the game with a single, took third on Rodriguez's
one-out hit, before Martinez hit his 26th homer to give the
Mariners a 3-0 lead. Martinez leads the majors with 103 RBI.
"His velocity was good but his location wasn't there,"
Martinez said. "He had trouble getting the breaking pitch over
where he wanted it."
Hernandez got out of a bases-loaded jam in the third but
struggled again in the fourth. Carlos Guillen led off with a
single, advanced to second on a sacrifice and scored on Mark
McLemore's double. After Javier singled, Al Martin lined an RBI
single for a 5-0 lead.
Hernandez looked away in disgust as pitching coach Mel
Stottlemyre came out to the mound. Hernandez retired the next two
batters, then left the game.
"I think he was too fat in the strike zone," manager Joe Torre
said. "I think he had a little trouble with his control."
Allen Watson, making his first appearance since coming off the
disabled list with a dislocated right shoulder, wasn't any better.
He gave up a two-run single to Javier in the fifth and an RBI
single to Mike Cameron in the sixth.
New York, which maintained a 3½-game lead in the AL East, got
six leadoff batters on but couldn't score other than on Bernie
Williams 24th homer. Three times the Yankees got the first two
runners on in an inning, but Abbott induced double plays from Derek
Jeter in the third, Williams in the fifth and David Justice in the
eighth.
"The double-play ball is a pitcher's ally, and we turned them
today," Piniella said.
Game notes
Javier also had five hits on Aug. 18, 1999, for San
Francisco against Houston. ... In an odd sequence in the fifth
inning, Watson hit Cameron with a pitch and then hit him in the
back with a pickoff throw to first base. ... The Yankees lost
consecutive home games for the first time since being swept in a
four-game series by the White Sox from June 15-18. ... Williams
reached 100 RBI for the fourth time in his career. He is second in
the AL to Martinez in RBIs. ... Jeter is in a 5-for-37 slump. ...
Hernandez, who was 15-5 in his first two seasons at Yankee Stadium,
is 1-7 this year.
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Kansas City 3
Boston 1
Cleveland 5
Anaheim 2
Minnesota 7
Detroit 3
Seattle 11
NY Yankees 1
Texas 11
Toronto 6
Tampa Bay 7
Baltimore 4
Chi. White Sox 13
Oakland 0
Florida 9
Cincinnati 6
Philadelphia 10
Colorado 9
Houston 8
Montreal 1
San Francisco 7
Pittsburgh 1
Arizona 9
NY Mets 5
San Diego 8
Chicago Cubs 6
Atlanta 6
St. Louis 4
Milwaukee 9
Los Angeles 6
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 Despite the loss, Joe Torre liked what he saw from El Duque.
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It was an important victory for Alex Rodriguez and the Mariners.
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