NEW YORK — The Yankees were clinging to a one-run lead as they came up to hit in the bottom of the sixth inning against the Mariners on Tuesday night.

Giancarlo Stanton hit a three-run homer, Austin Wells went deep for the third consecutive game and the New York Yankees pounded the Seattle Mariners 10-3 in the opener of a three-game series.

As the scheduling gods would have it, Raleigh and the Mariners were in New York City on Tuesday night to start a three-game set with the New York Yankees. That gave Michael Kay and the YES Network a chance to pay homage to Raleigh and what he has accomplished this season.