SEATTLE — In the final contest of a three-game series between the Seattle Mariners and New York Yankees on Wednesday at T-Mobile Park, Mariners second baseman Cole Young stepped to the plate representing the game-tying run with two outs.

M's designated hitter Dominic Canzone stood at second base for Young's at-bat. Canzone recorded an RBI single the prior plate appearance and advanced to second on indifference.

Young battled Yankees closer David Bednar in a 10-pitch at-bat in which the 22-year-old infielder fought back from an 0-2 count. The plate appearance ultimately ended with a flyout to right fielder Aaron Judge, and Seattle (3-4) fell to New York 5-3.

The loss also gave the Yankees the series win over the Mariners.

"A couple days in a row now where we've faced some pretty good starters over there," Seattle manager Dan Wilson said in a postgame interview. "A couple of good outings with (Max Fried) yesterday and then (Cam Schlittler) today. I thought (Schlittler) had good stuff and made it tough on us offensively."

For the second game in a row, the Mariners lineup was stagnant for most of the game due to a solid night from a New York starting pitcher.

Yankees right-hander Schlittler threw 6.1 scoreless innings. He struck out seven batters and allowed two hits.

Both of the knocks allowed by Schlittler came in the first two innings. Seattle third baseman Brendan Donovan hit a first-pitch, lead-off double in the bottom of the first and right fielder Luke Raley hit a single in the bottom of the second.

Neither Donovan nor Raley scored after their respective base hits. When they did get on base in the first two innings, the Mariners were already working at a deficit.

M's starting pitcher George Kirby got the first two batters he faced out in the game, but walked New York left fielder Cody Bellinger, who proceeded to steal second base.

Bellinger was brought home on an RBI double hit by Ben Rice that gave the Yankees a 1-0 lead.

Kirby settled in after that point and kept the Yankees' lead at 1-0 going into the top of the sixth.

Unlike the first inning, Kirby walked the lead-off batter in the sixth. But he induced a lineout from Judge and struck out Bellinger on three pitches.

With a runner on and two outs, Kirby walked Rice.

New York first baseman Paul Goldschmidt punished Kirby for the free bases he issued and hit a three-run home run to left-center field which bolstered the Yankees' lead to 4-0.

Kirby got the final out of the inning after Goldschmidt's homer, which ended his day.

The 2023 All-Star finished his start with six strikeouts in six innings pitched, three walks and allowed four earned runs on five hits (one home run).

"Yeah, it just stinks," Kirby said after the game. "I felt really good that whole game. Two walks there in the sixth and then the homer really stinks. I just got to recommit, find a way to get back in the zone and keep battling."

New York went into the bottom of the eighth inning still up 4-0 and looked to be on its way to a second consecutive shutout win against Seattle.

Then the Mariners begun their rally.

With one out, Canzone and Young registered Seattle's first base hits since the second inning, which set the M's up with runners on the corners and one out.

After shortstop Leo Rivas struck out swinging, third baseman Brendan Donovan drew a four-pitch walk to give the Mariners the bases loaded and two outs.

Catcher Cal Raleigh stepped to the plate after Donovan's walk and followed with a two-RBI single that cut the Yankees' lead to 4-2.

New York closer David Bednar, who entered the game before Raleigh's multi-run single, struck out Julio Rodriguez and left Seattle runners stranded on the corners.

With the momentum now in the Mariners' corner, Rice gave the Yankees insurance in the top of the ninth with a lead-off solo home run.

That score held until Canzone's RBI single in the bottom of the ninth that resulted in the eventual final of 5-3.

"We obviously want to win more games on the opening part of your season here," Wilson said. "But I feel good about the adjustments we're making and the direction we're heading. And I thought the pitching was outstanding for us as we got started. There's a lot of positives we can draw from this homestand and that's what we'll take on the road with us."

Seattle will have an off-day Thursday before embarking on its first road trip of the season.

The Mariners will face the Los Angeles Angels in the first of a three-game series at 6:38 p.m. PT on Friday at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif. Bryan Woo will start for Seattle and Reid Detmers will start for Los Angeles.

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