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With the way the Yankees’ roster is constructed, the goal is to do damage—early and often. They haven’t been able to do it consistently of late, entering Tuesday having scored five runs or fewer in seven of their last nine games; relatedly, they had gone 2-7 in those contests.
But on Tuesday night at T-Mobile Park, the Yankees bucked that trend, tallying a trio of three-run frames—including in the first two innings—en route to a 12-1 series-opening victory over the Mariners.