Johnny Damon and Melky Cabrera also homered for the Yankees.
New York overcame Ken Griffey Jr.'s 621st home run, winning its 10th straight home game against Seattle since Sept. 4, 2007.
Mariano Rivera saved his third game in a row, increasing his career total for saves to 502.
Seattle 000 101 000 – 2 6 0
New York 001 012 00x – 4 9 0
Seattle AB R H BI Avg. New York AB R H BI Avg.
I.Suzuki rf 4 0 0 0 .368 Jeter ss 3 0 1 0 .307
Branyan 1b 4 0 0 0 .298 Damon lf 3 1 1 1 .292
Jo.Lopez 2b 4 1 1 0 .258 Teixeira 1b 4 1 2 0 .278
Griffey Jr. dh 4 1 2 1 .219 A.Rodriguez dh 4 1 2 2 .239
F.Gutierrez cf 3 0 2 0 .278 Posada c 4 0 0 0 .268
Balentien lf 3 0 0 1 .225 Cano 2b 3 0 1 0 .300
Woodward 3b 3 0 0 0 .333 Swisher rf 3 0 1 0 .238
Ro.Johnson c 3 0 1 0 .187 Gardner cf 0 0 0 0 .289
Cedeno ss 3 0 0 0 .136 MeCabrera cf-rf 3 1 1 1 .287
Totals 31 2 6 2 Ransom 3b 3 0 0 0 .190
Totals 30 4 9 4
LOB: Seattle 3, New York 4. 2B: Jo.Lopez (14). HR: Griffey Jr. (10), off Pettitte; Damon (15), off Washburn; Me.Cabrera (8), off Washburn; A.Rodriguez (13), off Washburn. RBIs: Griffey Jr. (26), Balentien (10), Damon (47), A.Rodriguez 2 (41), Me.Cabrera (32). CS: F.Gutierrez (4). RLSP: Seattle 1 (Ro.Johnson); New York 2 (A.Rodriguez, Me.Cabrera). RA: Griffey Jr.. GIDP: A.Rodriguez, Posada, Me.Cabrera. DP: Seattle 3 (Cedeno, Jo.Lopez, Branyan), (Woodward, Branyan), (Jo.Lopez, Cedeno, Branyan).
Seattle walk (1): F.Gutierrez.
