The Yankees end their losing streak in Seattle

The New York Yankees defeated the Seattle Mariners on Monday night by the score of 4-1. The game took place at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington. The win snapped a four game losing streak by the Yankees. Hiroki Kuroda started and was sensational. The Yankees bullpen closed it out and Mark Teixeira led the Yankees offense. Kevin Millwood started for the Mariners and pitched ok, John Jaso led their offensive attack. 
Kuroda pitched seven innings giving up three hits and a run. He walked one and struck out nine. Kuroda won his 10^th game of the season. Dave Robertson pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Rafael Soriano pitched an inning striking out one, it was his 25^th save of the season. Millwood suffered his eighth loss of the season. He pitched seven innings giving up nine hits and three runs. He walked two and struck out five. Steve Delabar pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run and Josh Kinney pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.

Derek Jeter had a hit, Alex Rodriguez had two hits and an RBI and Robinson Cano had a hit and drew a walk. Teixeira had three hits and an RBI, Raul Ibanez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Andruw Jones had a hit and an RBI. Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and Russell Martin had a hit. Rodriguez hit a double and Teixeira hit two doubles. Rodriguez also hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-12 with runners in scoring position and they left six men on base. Suzuki and Martin each had a stolen base and Rodriguez committed an error.

Casper Wells had a hit and John Jaso had two hits and an RBI. Wells hit a double and the Mariners were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and they left three men on base. Ackley and Jaso each had a stolen base.

In the third Jaso hit an RBI single to make it 1-0 Mariners. In the fourth Teixeira hit an RBI double, Ibanez hit an RBI single and Jones hit an RBI single to make it 3-1 Yankees. In the eighth Rodriguez hit a solo homerun to make it 4-1 and that would be the final score.

The Yankees snapped a four game losing streak and are now 1-4 on their current seven game road trip. The Yankees record improved to 58-38 and the Mariners record dropped to 42-56. The two teams will play their second game of three on Tuesday night in Seattle.