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At their meetings last week, the Yankees did not expect to find a catcher worth pursuing. But they got a premier catcher who was eager to play in Iván Rodríguez.

After finalizing their trade for outfielder Xavier Nady and reliever Dámaso Marte, the Yankees may not be done dealing and are discussing a possible trade with Seattle for starter Jarrod Washburn.

The Yankees have reached a preliminary agreement with Richie Sexson, and hope he can help them against left-handed pitchers.

The Yankees stormed through the Mariners’ bullpen in the eighth inning, evened their record at 25-25 and ran their winning streak to five games.

Jason Giambi hit a three-run homer in the second inning, and Bobby Abreu added a two-run shot in the sixth as the Yankees extended their winning streak to a season-high four games.

In a season in which so much has gone wrong for the Yankees, Friday night’s game was one in which almost everything went right.

The Yankees’ second victory in a row moved the team (16-16) back to .500, even with several players on the disabled list.

Johnny Damon homered and doubled twice to help Mike Mussina win his third straight start in the Yankees’ victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday.

The Mariners made four errors before the second out in the third inning and Chien-Ming Wang had another strong outing in a Yankees victory in the Bronx.