SEATTLE -- A rocky second half for the Mariners got a little rougher on Saturday as Seattle dropped a 4-2 decision to the Yankees while also losing Felix Hernandez and Robinson Cano to injury and more ground to the Astros and A's in the American League playoff race.
Yankees catcher Austin Romine's solo homer off reliever Nick Vincent in the seventh inning proved to be the difference as the Mariners fell to 78-64, now 11 games behind AL West-leading Houston and 7 1/2 behind Oakland for the second AL Wild Card spot with 20 games to go.