SEATTLE (Interstat) — Max Fried delivered a second consecutive masterclass, and the New York Yankees’ offense provided an early cushion before breaking the game open in the sixth inning, leading to a 5-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night at T-Mobile Park.

A crowd of 32,790 watched the Yankees, rebounding from a narrow loss in the series opener, improve to 4-1. The Mariners fell to .500 at 3-3.

The most important sequence of the game came in the top of the sixth inning, transforming a tight contest into a comfortable lead. Leading 2-0, Trent Grisham led off with a ground-rule double. After an Aaron Judge strikeout, Cody Bellinger singled to center, moving Grisham to third. Ben Rice worked a walk to load the bases, setting the stage for Giancarlo Stanton. The Yankees’ designated hitter, who had an RBI single in the first, laced a two-run double down the left-field line, scoring Bellinger and Rice. Jazz Chisholm Jr. followed with an RBI single to plate Stanton, capping the three-run rally that chased Seattle starter Logan Gilbert and effectively sealed the game.

Fried, the Yankees’ ace, was the story from the mound. The left-hander dominated over seven shutout innings, allowing just three hits and one walk while striking out six. He faced minimal trouble, with the Mariners only twice getting a runner as far as second base against him. This outing followed his season debut last Wednesday in San Francisco, where he threw 6 1/3 scoreless innings. He has now pitched 13 1/3 innings without allowing an earned run to start his 2026 campaign.

Gilbert took the loss for Seattle, his first of the season. He was charged with all five runs on seven hits over 5 1/3 innings, striking out six but ultimately undone by the Yankees’ two big innings.

New York struck immediately in the first. After two quick outs, Bellinger singled and scored on Ben Rice’s RBI double. Stanton followed with a single to right, bringing Rice home for a 2-0 lead before many fans had settled into their seats.

From there, Fried and Gilbert traded zeroes until the Yankees’ decisive sixth. The Yankees’ offense collected nine hits, with multi-hit games from Stanton (2-for-4, two RBIs), Bellinger (2-for-3), Grisham (2-for-4) and Rice (2-for-2, walk, RBI). The Yankees grounded into two double plays but capitalized when opportunities arose.

Seattle’s offense never threatened seriously. They managed only four hits total—singles by Josh Naylor, Julio Rodríguez, Cole Young and Brendan Donovan—and never advanced a runner past second base. The Mariners went 0-for-2 with runners in scoring position and grounded into a double play of their own in the seventh inning to snuff out a potential rally after Rodríguez’s leadoff single.

Following Fried’s departure, the Yankees’ bullpen preserved the shutout. Brent Headrick allowed a hit in a scoreless eighth, and Tim Hill worked a perfect ninth to close out the game. Seattle relievers Casey Legumina and Cole Wilcox combined for 3 2/3 innings of scoreless, two-hit relief after Gilbert exited, but the damage was already done.

The game time was a brisk 2 hours, 27 minutes. The Yankees, installed as 1.5-run favorites pregame, covered the spread. The combined total of five runs went under the over/under line of 7, contrary to the projection of a 5-4 Yankees win from Interstat’s game simulator. The same system’s ELO ratings had given Seattle a slight 50.3% probability to win.

The victory sets up a rubber match in the three-game series on Wednesday. The Yankees will look to win the series before heading home to face Miami, while the Mariners aim to bounce back before embarking on a road trip to Los Angeles and Texas.