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Bobby Abreu and Jason Giambi each had three hits as the Yankees escaped dropping to fourth place in the American League East by beating the Mariners 7-4.

Betty Eaton, an 81-year-old Yankees fan from Myrtle Beach, S.C., is saddened that Mickey Mantle’s old stamping ground will soon be demolished.

As Carl Pavano comes to the end of his four-year contract with the Yankees, he is thrilled to be a pitcher and not a patient. But he also has wounds that are hard for him to forget.

Seattle’s Brandon Morrow overwhelmed the Yankees, allowing a run and a hit while striking out eight with three walks.

Darrell Rasner, the Yankees’ fifth starter, was hammered in his start at Tampa Bay on Thursday, and Manager Joe Girardi moved him to the bullpen.

Scott Kazmir pitched confidently with his fastball, spotting it at the knees on the outside corner or firing it high in the zone, daring the Yankees to hit it.

The Yankees scouted Garza in 2005, but they passed on him with the 17th pick. The Minnesota Twins took Garza eight picks later, and now he is 11-8 for the Rays.

A home run protested by the Tampa Bay Rays was the 549th of Rodriguez’s career, and it punctuated a victory, the Yankees’ third win in three games this month.

It is unlikely, but not impossible that the Yankees will make the playoffs, especially if the teams plays the way it did at Tropicana Field on Tuesday night.

It is all about the math with Joba Chamberlain, and the math does not add up for him to open next season in the Yankees’ starting rotation.