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New York Yankees Do Something They Haven't Done All Season in Tuesday Loss

The New York Yankees lost to the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night, 6-3, marking the first time all season that they have lost back-to-back home games.

Brady Farkas

May 21, 2024; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees starting pitcher Clarke Schmidt (36) delivers a pitch during the first inning against the Seattle Mariners at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports
May 21, 2024; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees starting pitcher Clarke Schmidt (36) delivers a pitch during the first inning against the Seattle Mariners at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports / Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports
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The New York Yankees lost to the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night, 6-3, at Yankee Stadium. It's the second straight loss for New York against Seattle, who currently leads the American League West.

The Yankees, who have the best record in the American League, have now lost consecutive home games for the first time this season.

Per Katie Sharp of Stathead on social media:

Yankees have lost back to back home games for the first time this season.

Entering tonight, they were the only MLB team that had not lost consecutive games at home.

The Yankees are currently 33-17 through 50 games and in first place in the American League East by 1.5 games over the Baltimore Orioles. New York hasn't won a World Series since 2009 and with Juan Soto and Aaron Judge anchoring the lineup, this seems like the organization's best chance to win another title since then. Furthermore, Gerrit Cole faced live hitters at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, and he could be back on the mound before the end of June.

In the loss on Tuesday, the Yankees were down 4-0, but rallied to make it 4-3 in the bottom of the seventh inning. They brought the tying run to the plate with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, but ultimately weren't able to push through against Andres Munoz.

The Yankees will play the Mariners again on Wednesday night. First pitch comes at 7:05 p.m. ET as Bryce Miller (SEA) goes up against Yankees' lefty Nestor Cortes Jr.

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Brady Farkas

BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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