When he finally connected, Russell Branyan made it count. Branyan rebounded from a frustrating string of strikeouts with a mammoth homer over Monument Park, and the Seattle Mariners beat CC Sabathia 8-4 on Thursday night to snap the New York Yankees' seven-game winning streak. "Majestic," Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu said. Franklin Gutierrez also homered and Ichiro Suzuki hit a two-run double that was misplayed by center fielder Melky Cabrera.
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score	Pitchers
Tue 6/30	NYY	SEA 5 at NYY 8	W: Bruney L: White
Wed 7/1	NYY	SEA 2 at NYY 4	W: Pettitte L: Washburn
Thu 7/2	NYY	SEA 8 at NYY 4	W: Batista L: Sabathia
Thu 8/13	Sea	NYY 11 at SEA 1	W: Sabathia L: Snell
Fri 8/14	Sea	NYY 4 at SEA 2	W: Hughes L: Lowe
Sat 8/15	Sea	NYY 5 at SEA 2	W: Mitre L: French
Sun 8/16	Sea	NYY 3 at SEA 10	W: Fister L: Chamberlain
Fri 9/18	Sea	NYY 2 at SEA 3	W: Hernandez L: Rivera
Sat 9/19	Sea	NYY 10 at SEA 1	W: Sabathia L: Fister
Sun 9/20	Sea	NYY 1 at SEA 7	W: Snell L: Chamberlain

Box Scores

Mariners (40 - 38) Season Stats | Roster | Tickets		Yankees (45 - 33) Season Stats | Roster | Tickets
Lineup Name AB R H RBI BB 1. I Suzuki, RF 4 2 2 2 1 2. R Branyan, 1B 4 1 1 2 1 3. J Lopez, 2B 4 0 0 1 1 4. M Sweeney, DH 5 0 0 0 0 5. F Gutierrez, CF 5 2 3 1 0 6. K Johjima, C 3 2 2 0 0 7. R Langerhans, LF 4 0 2 0 0 8. C Woodward, 3B 3 1 2 2 0 9. R Cedeno, SS 4 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 8 12 8 3		Lineup Name AB R H RBI BB 1. D Jeter, SS 4 0 1 0 0 2. J Damon, LF 4 0 0 0 0 3. M Teixeira, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 4. A Rodriguez, 3B 3 1 0 0 1 5. R Cano, 2B 3 2 3 0 1 6. N Swisher, RF 3 0 1 1 0 7. H Matsui, DH 3 1 2 3 0 8. M Cabrera, CF 4 0 0 0 0 9. F Cervelli, C 3 0 0 0 0 9. J Posada, PH 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 4 7 4 2
Pitcher Name IP H R ER BB K ERA* J Vargas 4.0 4 4 4 1 2 4.14 M Batista (W, 5-2) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 2.72 M Lowe (H, 10) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 3.11 D Aardsma 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 1.45		Pitcher Name IP H R ER BB K ERA* C Sabathia (L, 7-5) 5.2 10 6 6 3 8 3.85 A Aceves 2.1 2 2 1 0 1 2.25 D Robertson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2.45
* = Season Stat
BATTING 2B: I Suzuki 2 (16), R Langerhans (1) HR: R Branyan (20), F Gutierrez (8) BASERUNNING SB: I Suzuki (17)CS: K Johjima (1), R Langerhans (1)		BATTING 2B: R Cano (19), H Matsui (14) HR: H Matsui (11) BASERUNNING CS: D Jeter (2)

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Player News

Mariners Erik Bedard (SEA) News: Royals' assistant GM J.J. Picollo stated that the club is not quite as high on Erik Bedard as was previously reported, according to MLB.com. Picollo said, "He is certainly a name we have talked about and will continue to talk about, but I think that is probably an overstatement. Right now there is a free-agent pool out there and we are looking into every one of those guys. And with Erik being left-handed it stands out a little bit more."  (Fanball - Wed. Nov 25, 2009) Adrian Beltre (SEA) News: The Bucks County Courier Times is reporting that the Phillies are targeting free agent third baseman Adrian Beltre. The team is concerned that money will be an issue, but Betre is at their top of their list.   (Fanball - Wed. Nov 25, 2009) Jose Lopez (SEA) News: The Tacoma News Tribune is reporting that Jose Lopez will likely be the Mariners' starting second baseman when the team opens play next season. The Mariners have been shopping Lopez since the season ended, but no one has shown any interest in the power-hitting infelder.   (Fanball - Wed. Nov 25, 2009)

Yankees Shelley Duncan (NYY) News: After being outrighted to Triple-A on Wednesday, Duncan has elected to become a free agent, the Yankees' official site reports.  (RotoWire - Wed. Nov 25, 2009) Johnny Damon (NYY) News: Johnny Damon says he will not take a pay cut to return to the Yankees in 2010, according to the New York Daily News.   (Fanball - Tue. Nov 24, 2009) Johnny Damon (NYY) News: FoxSports.com is reporting that Scott Boras may use Bobby Abreu's two-year, $19 million contract as a baseline for negotiations for Johnny Damon's next deal. Both players will be 36 on opening day, and Damon is coming off an excellent season in which he hit .282 with 24 homers.   (Fanball - Sun. Nov 22, 2009)