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Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Seattle 6, NY Yankees 2
When: 1:05 PM ET, Sunday, May 13, 2012
Where: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
Temperature: 79°
Umpires: Home - Scott Barry, 1B - Jerry Meals, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Chris Conroy
Attendance: 41631

Mariners 6, Yankees 2
: Kevin Millwood pitched seven strong innings to spoil Andy Pettitte’s return to the major leagues and help visiting Seattle avoid a three-game sweep.

Justin Smoak and Casper Wells each hit two-run homers for the Mariners.

Millwood (1-4), who first faced the Yankees as a member of the Atlanta Braves in 1998 and pitched against them in the 1999 World Series, showed off something close to his vintage form on Sunday. The veteran right-hander struck out six while holding New York to one run on three hits and four walks.

Pettitte (0-1) lasted 6 1/3 innings and was charged with four runs on seven hits while walking three and striking out two. The left-hander, who turns 40 next month, retired after the 2010 season but decided to make a comeback this spring.

Pettitte did not allow a hit until the fourth, when Smoak followed a two-out walk by Jesus Montero by pulling a 1-1 slider over the wall in left for his fourth blast.

Wells got to Pettitte in the sixth, following Dustin Ackley’s single with a homer to right, his first. Wells added an RBI infield single in the ninth as the Mariners grabbed a pair of insurance runs.

GAME NOTEBOOK
: Montero, who came over in a trade from the Yankees last winter, went 2-for-10 with a homer in his first series against his old team. … The Yankees optioned reliever Cody Eppley to Triple-A prior to the game to make room for Pettitte. … Mariners SS Brendan Ryan went 0-for-3, dropping his average to .144.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Seattle   NY Yankees
Kevin Millwood Player Andy Pettitte
Win W/L Loss
7.0 IP 6.1
6 Strikeouts 2
3 Hits 7
1.29 ERA 5.68
Hitting
Seattle   NY Yankees
Alex Liddi Player Eric Chavez
2 Hits 2
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
3 TB 3
.667 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Seattle 10 2 18 .294 12 6 5 5 0 0
NY Yankees 6 0 8 .207 15 9 2 6 0 1