SEATTLE — Alex Rodriguez punched a two-run single into right field in the ninth inning to give the Yankees their first lead, and Mariano Rivera closed out New York’s 3-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night.
The Yankees won their sixth straight overall and season-best fifth in a row away from home thanks to Andy Pettitte and a former Mariners star who still gets booed lustily every time he returns to Seattle.
The Yankees struggled to move runners until the ninth. After Derek Jeter’s one-out walk, Nick Swisher capped an All-Star day with his fourth hit, a double that sent Jeter to third.
Mark Teixeira fouled out but Rodriguez fought off David Aardsma’s fastball and pushed it through the right side of the infield to give New York a 3-1 edge.
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