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SEATTLE -- Chris Stewart was grateful for the opportunity to bat with a runner in scoring position in the ninth inning. Yankees manager Joe Girardi was pleased he came through. Stewart had a tiebreaking RBI single in the ninth and David Phelps matched efforts with Felix Hernandez for six innings to help New York beat the Seattle Mariners 2-1 on Sunday. "Its really nice. Usually I dont get a chance to be in that spot, especially with right-hander out there," said the journeyman catcher. "Fortunately, Joe had confidence in me and I went up there trying to see a ball up and over the plate. Fortunately, he left one for me and I was able put I through the hole." Ichiro Suzuki drew a walk from Yoervis Medina (1-2) to open the ninth. Jayson Nix sacrificed him to second. Then with two outs, Stewart bounced a grounder to through the left side as Suzuki, the former Mariners star, scored easily to help New York take three of four from Seattle. The "book" would dictate that Girardi pinch-hit for Stewart with a left-handed bat off his bench such as Lyle Overbay. But Girardi said that would have prompted Mariners manager Eric Wedge to go with a lefty reliever. "K Long liked the matchup," Girardi said of hitting coach Kevin Long, "and so did I. So we stuck with it. Sometimes youre thinking about your hitter and what he likes. And we liked the matchup. "Hes had some big RBIs for us, maybe none bigger than this one," he added. Mariano Rivera allowed two hits and a walk in the bottom of the ninth in finishing for his 23rd save in 24 opportunities this season and majors-best 631st of his career. Rivera has converted 37 of 39 save chances in his career against Seattle. David Robertson (4-1), who worked out of an eighth-inning jam, earned the victory. Brett Gardner had four hits for the Yankees, finishing 8 for 14 for the three-game series. It was his second four-hit game this season. Phelps worked six innings, allowed just three hits, one run and struck out six. He walked three. Hernandez went one inning deeper, giving up five hits and two walks in seven innings. He allowed a run and struck out seven. The Yankees had their best chance to get to Hernandez early, loading the bases in the first inning. Gardner singled to right and, with two outs, Travis Hafner and Vernon Wells walked. It was first time Hernandez issued back-to-back walks this season. Suzuki then struck out on a pitch in the dirt. Hernandez threw 26 pitches in the inning, the second most pitches he has thrown in an inning this season. That ultimately limited his staying power at the back end, leaving after throwing 108 pitches through seven. "The first inning we had a couple full-count walks but we really forced him to make pitches all day," Stewart said. "We were not just going up there swinging. It had a wear and tear on his body. He really had to work out there. Going seven is still pretty good, but we were lucky to get him out then." Hernandez said, "I was struggling the first two innings. I was opening too quick. I was up and wild. After that, I just tried to calm down and make good pitches." The Yankees pushed a run across in the second. Jayson Nix opened with a single through the right side and stolen second. With one out, Stewart reached on a bunt, moving Nix to third. Gardner sent him home with a single to centre. But the Mariners came right back in the bottom half. Kelly Shoppach hit a one-out double to left and Michael Saunders moved him to third with a groundout. He scored on Brendan Ryans infield single to deep short. That would be that last hit by the Mariners over the next 5 1-3 innings. Phelps retired 10 straight batters at one point, five by strikeouts. Hernandez also settled in as he allowed just one hit over the last 18 batters he faced, striking out the final two in the seventh. It was Hernandezs 22nd career no-decision when pitching at least seven innings and allowing one or no runs. He remains 8-5 in 16 career starts against the Yankees with a 2.89 ERA. "We cant keep watching this. Weve got to be better offensively," Wedge said. "When we do create opportunities, were not taking advantage of them." The Mariners had their best chance to go ahead in the eighth. Alex Liddi opened with a double to right off Robertson. Ryan sacrifice him to third. But Robertson struck out both Jason Bay and Nick Franklin. "I was just looking to hit it," said Bay, on his at-bat. "Theres times I strike out as much as anybody but by the time he threw three nasty curveballs there was really not a lot I could do." Kyle Seagers single in the ninth extended his hitting streak to 13 games. NOTES: The Yankees won the season series over the Mariners, 4-3. The Yankees are 9-0-2 in season series against Seattle since 2003. ... 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There seems to be nothing can be done to fix the porous run defense.Kaepernick threw for just 143 yards and turned the ball over twice in a second straight subpar start and the 49ers got gashed again on the ground in a 34-17 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that sent San Francisco to its sixth straight loss.I have to be better, Kaepernick said. I think we threw for about 100 yards. Thats not going to win in the NFL. We have to be able to do better on that and ultimately, we have to string this together as a team and play well as a team for 60 minutes to get wins.After getting the 49ers (1-6) off to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter with a sharp first drive and a 17-yard touchdown pass to Shaun Draughn on San Franciscos fourth possession, Kaepernick managed to do little against the Tampa Bay defense the rest of the way.He completed just 16 of 34 passes -- his second straight game with a completion percentage under 50 percent -- and had most of his success with his legs instead of his arm, running for 84 yards on nine carries.After allowing an NFL-worst 4.5 yards per play in five games with Gabbert as starter, the Niners are averaging 4.5 yards per play with Kaepernick as well.Its a combination of the protection, the drops, and not putting the ball where it needed to be, coach Chip Kelly sad. It wasnt just one thing.On defense, its been an inability to stop the run ever since shutting down Todd Gurley and tthe Los Angeles Rams in a 28-0 win in the season opener.ddddddddddddSince then, the Niners have allowed six straight backs to top the 100-yard mark with Jacquizz Rodgers the latest to join that club with 156 yards on 24 carries Sunday. Rookie Peyton Barber added 84 more, including a 44-yard touchdown run , as San Francisco gave up 249 yards on the ground for the game.That follows last weeks 313 yards rushing allowed to Buffalo as San Francisco has allowed its most yards ever in back-to-back games in a single season, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The Niners are on pace to give up the most yards rushing in the NFL since the 1981 New England Patriots.Of course I am frustrated with it, linebacker Ahmad Brooks said. You play this game to win. When we give up points the way that we do, the way we give up yards, it is just unacceptable. 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