Aurelio Rodriguez hit homers in his first two plate appearances of the season as the Yankees downed the Mariners, 5-2. Rodriguez belted his first round-tripper in the third inning with Barry Foote on base via a walk. The Yanks upped their margin to 4-0 later in the frame when Willie Randolph walked and Dave Winfield blasted a two-run homer. Rodriguez led off the fifth with his second round-tripper. Rich Gossage picked up his eighth save of the season. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Seattle Mariners 2
Game Played on Sunday, May       10, 1981 (Night game) at Kingdome
Yankees      0  0  4    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   5  6  0
Mariners     0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .189      Cruz 2b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .185
Mumphrey cf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .297      Edler 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .130
  Gamble ph,cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .302        Meyer ph,3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Winfield lf           3   1   1   2     1   0   .350      Paciorek lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .309
Jackson dh            4   0   0   0     0   0   .198      Zisk dh               4   0   0   0     0   0   .345
Piniella rf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .205      Burroughs rf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .283
Watson 1b             1   0   0   0     1   0   .103      Gray 1b               3   1   1   0     0   2   .341
  Spencer ph,1b       2   0   0   0     0   0   .118        Bochte ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .209
Foote c               3   1   0   0     1   1   .143      Henderson cf          4   1   2   2     0   1   .172
Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .203      Bulling c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .179
Rodriguez 3b          3   2   2   3     0   0   .667        Narron ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Underwood p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Anderson ss           1   0   0   0     1   1   .250
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Randle ph,ss        1   0   0   0     0   1   .254
                                                          Gleaton p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Abbott p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Andersen p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   5   6   5     3   2             Totals               31   2   4   2     3   8

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 18,342
Left on Base: Yankees 3, Mariners 6
DP: Yankees 0, Mariners 2
Errors: Edler
Doubles: Henderson (1)
Home Runs: Rodriguez 2 (2), Winfield (3), Henderson (3)
Stolen Bases: Randolph (6), Cruz (19)
Sacrifice Hits: Dent (3)
GIDP: Watson (3), Spencer (3)
Hit by Pitch: Cruz (1,by Gossage)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood W(1-4)        7     3   2   2   2   7   1  26   3.60
Gossage SV(8)           2     1   0   0   1   1   0   9   0.69
Totals                  9     4   2   2   3   8   1  35

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gleaton L(2-5)          5     5   5   5   2   1   3  21   5.11
Abbott                  3     0   0   0   1   1   0  10   6.16
Andersen                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.93
Totals                  9     6   5   5   3   2   3  35

Hit by Pitch: Gossage (1)

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Dale Ford


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (second to first); Mumphrey
grounded out (shortstop to first); Winfield grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Edler
struck out; Paciorek walked; Zisk grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson flied out to left; Piniella singled to
left; Watson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Piniella out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Burroughs struck out; Gray struck out; Henderson
doubled to right; Bulling flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Foote walked; Dent out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
unassisted) [Foote to second]; Rodriguez homered [Foote scored];
Randolph singled to center; Randolph stole second; Mumphrey
struck out; Winfield homered [Randolph scored]; Jackson grounded
out (second to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Anderson struck out; Cruz flied out to right;
Edler flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Mariners 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Piniella grounded out (pitcher to first); Watson
walked; Foote flied out to center; Dent grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Paciorek made an out to second; Zisk flied out to
right; Burroughs flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 4, Mariners 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Rodriguez homered; Randolph grounded out (pitcher
to first); Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Winfield
grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
5, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Gray singled to shortstop; Henderson homered [Gray
scored]; Bulling grounded out (third to first); Anderson walked;
Cruz struck out; Edler grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Mariners 2.

YANKEES 6TH: ABBOTT REPLACED GLEATON (PITCHING); Jackson
grounded out (second to first); Piniella reached on an error by
Edler; SPENCER BATTED FOR WATSON; Spencer grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Piniella out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 6TH: SPENCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Paciorek
flied out to left; Zisk flied out to center; Burroughs popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Mariners 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Foote struck out; Dent flied out to center;
Rodriguez made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 5, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 7TH: Gray struck out; Henderson struck out; Bulling
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Mariners 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Randolph grounded out (third to first); GAMBLE
BATTED FOR MUMPHREY; Gamble grounded out (first to pitcher);
Winfield walked; Jackson made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 5, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 8TH: GAMBLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); GOSSAGE
REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); RANDLE BATTED FOR ANDERSON;
Randle struck out; Cruz was hit by a pitch; MEYER BATTED FOR
EDLER; Cruz stole second; Meyer made an out to second; Paciorek
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Mariners
2.

YANKEES 9TH: MEYER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); RANDLE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING SS); ANDERSEN REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Piniella
singled to right; Spencer flied out to center; Foote flied out
to center; Dent made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 5, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 9TH: Zisk grounded out (first unassisted); Burroughs
walked; BOCHTE BATTED FOR GRAY; Bochte singled to left
[Burroughs to second]; Henderson flied out to center; NARRON
BATTED FOR BULLING; Narron made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Mariners 2.