Ichiro slugs two home runs and Russell Branyan blasts one of the longest hit at the new Yankee Stadium, but the Mariners still lose to New York.

NEW YORK – Felix Hernandez watched with delight as Russell Branyan’s drive in the first inning landed in the New York Yankees’ bullpen for a three-run homer – and some rare run support. “It was like, ‘Yeah!’ ” Hernandez said. “Now you got to do your job.”

BALTIMORE – Opportunity is something that hasn’t always come knocking for a pair of Seattle Mariners who decided to make the most of theirs Tuesday. Throwing 7 2/3 innings of three-hit ball in a 4-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles isn’t something left-handed pitcher Luke French could have envisioned, especially a month ago when he was seemingly forgotten about in Triple-A.

BALTIMORE – Adam Moore looked about as happy as any guy could be when he’d just sweated off 4 pounds in 11 innings and had a career-best night go down the tubes. Years from now, the rookie catcher will look back on this moment and laugh, choosing instead to savor a four-hit game on a sweltering night when he should have had the decisive home run. Actually, plenty of folks already are laughing at the way the Mariners blew this 5-4 loss to the Baltimore Orioles in a Monday night battle of American League bottom feeders.

Nick Markakis led off the 11th inning with a double and scored on a two-out bunt by Adam Jones, giving the Baltimore Orioles a 5-4 comeback win over the Seattle Mariners on Monday night.

CLEVELAND – A visibly peeved Felix Hernandez sat by his locker for several minutes after this loss, a 9-1 Mariners defeat Sunday against the Cleveland Indians. He rattled off a series of words in Spanish to Mariners teammates Jose Lopez and Franklin Gutierrez.