Monday’s outburst against the Mariners (22-18) turned a 2-1 deficit into a 7-2 lead in a hurry off right-hander Emerson Hancock and sent the Yankees to their fifth win in their past six games. They have scored 39 runs through their first four games of this trip, the first three in the A’s Triple-A, wind-impacted ballpark.

Everything was going swimmingly for the New York Yankees on Monday night. A quality start from Clarke Schmidt and another huge night for the league's best offense had the team just three outs away from a convincing win over the AL West-leading Seattle Mariners that would further stretch their division lead.