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.

Giancarlo Stanton hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning, Aaron Judge added his 34th homer an inning later and the New York Yankees roughed up Logan Gilbert after a rain delay in a 10-3 victory over the visiting Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.