Going into Thursday's series finale, the Seattle Mariners hadn't led at any point in two prior games against the New York Yankees and failed to score more than twice in either contest. The Mariners bucked both trends and put up three runs in the first inning en route to a 3-2 win over the Yankees.

The Mariners scored three runs in the first inning and held on to beat the Yankees to keep their playoff hopes flickering.

Less than three hours before first pitch Thursday, a large group of Yankees arrived in the visiting clubhouse that still had a stench of cheap champagne and beer from the night before. The Yankees had secured the American League’s first playoff berth on Wednesday night,