When the Yankees were sitting in last place at 11-19, I didn't think I'd see them get their 20th victory before their 20th loss. However, this is now the case as the Yankees beat the Mariners in Seattle for their 9th straight victory to improve their record to 20-19. The Yankees are now above .500 for the first time since they started the season 3-2.

I guess unlike most humans, Bernie Williams does not need to be in the lineup consistently in order to get a feel for the ball. Bernie hit a key grand slam in the 7th to put the Yankees up 5-2 en route to an eventual 6-3 victory. Chien-Ming Wang was lights out after a shaky first inning, at one point retiring 17 consecutive Mariner hitters as he recorded his second Major League win. Mariano Rivera put the cap on it once again, striking out Greg Dobbs to record his 7th save of the season. I will also add that Tino Martinez did not homer in this game, which might be a more newsworthy story at this point than it would have been had he hit one out.

The victory brought the Yankees within 5 games of the division leading Orioles. The Yankees will go for 10 in a row tomorrow night in Seattle.