NEW YORK - The Seattle Mariners dropped their second consecutive game on Wednesday night, falling 9-6 to the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Starter Logan E

The Mariners face a challenging week ahead of the All-Star break. Will they be able to hold onto a playoff spot entering the break?

Cam Schlittler delivered what the Yankees needed in his MLB debut, lighting up the radar gun often enough for fans to utter, “Holy Schlitt.”

New York Yankees star Giancarlo Stanton launched his second home run of the season in a matchup against the Seattle Mariners, marking his first major milestone of the regular season.

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh tied his career-high for home runs with the hardest-hit batted ball of his career Friday.

A four-game series win over the reeling Royals was on the table for the Mariners on Thursday night, and with it, a chance to strike another major blow to a postseason team from a year ago.

BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates hit the road against the Seattle Mariners looking to break a four-game road losing streak. Seattle has a 24-21 record at home and a 47-42 record overall. The Mariners have gone 33-7 in games when they scored five or more runs.

The Pittsburgh Pirates went scoreless in Seattle. In a sobering series for a red-hot team coming off three consecutive shutouts of the St. Louis Cardinals, the Pirates went ice cold and failed to score a run in three consecutive games against the Mariners.

Six runs is usually enough for the Mariners to win a game. Last season, six runs would have been an absolute luxury. But not tonight, not in Yankee Stadium, and not against this lineup, as the Mariners lost to the Yankees,