Yankees Secure Series Win, Top AL East

0:00It's April 2nd. This is Seattle Mariners News Today, powered by AI Everything Happening With Your Team. I'm Corey, with the story. The New York Yankees grabbed his series' win over the Seattle Mariners on the West Coast thanks to back-to-back scoreless outings from their starters. Max Fried went clean on Tuesday to tie things up. Then Cam Schliitler followed with six and one-third nearly perfect innings in a 5-3 victory. That pushes the Yankees to five wins and one loss, putting them alone at the top of the American League East. Paul Goldschmitt delivered the big hit with a three-run homer and the sixth off George Kirby, flipping a one-nothing lead into a four-nothing edge. Later, Ben Rice crashed a 427-foot shot to right center in the ninth, giving the Yankees some insurance after Seattle clawed back. The eighth inning got tense when the Mariners loaded the bases and played it two runs on a single. The closer David Bednar struck out Julio Rodriguez, too. Escape. He came back for a four-out save, allowing one more run, but throwing 40 pitches to seal

1:03it. Yankees' manager Aaron Boone stuck with him, and it paid off after the Blue Jays lost. Schliitler owned the mound with just two hits, no walks and seven strikeouts, extending his scoreless streak to 11 and two-thirds innings, this. Young season. Following off a spring training back tweak, he's fanned 15 without issuing a single-free pass, even with his fastball dipping to 96 points, seven miles per hour in that 47-degree chill. Now the bombers rest Thursday, before welcoming the Miami Marlins to Yankees Stadium for three games starting Friday, aiming to keep the momentum, rolling in the East.