73, 38, you know

New York collected its 73rd win tonight, the 38th time this season the Yankees have come from behind to win. They beat the Seattle Mariners 4-2.

Mark Teixeira broke the 2-all game with a long homer in the top of the ninth.

Andy Pettitte, despite pitching through six innings and striking out a season-high 10, didn't get a decision since the game was tied when he left the game. (Pettitte has never been flaming hot this season, with a middling ERA, even win-lose numbers, and an average strikeout total. But in 23 games, he's gone five innings or more all but twice. And the Yankees are 15-8 when he starts, despite his 9-6 record.)

Every starter except Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui had exactly one hit, with an RBI each from Derek Jeter, Nick Swisher, and Jerry Hairston Jr.

Phil Hughes got his fifth win of the season while striking out two of the three batters he faced in the eighth, and Mariano Rivera got his 34th save in 35 tries, which leads the majors.

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