Rivera Falters In 12th As Yankees Fall To Seattle

Mariano Rivera wasn't making any excuses, even if every break went Seattle's way in the 12th inning.
Brett Gardner nearly came up with Justin Smoak's sinking liner. Jack Cust's double caused chalk to come off the grass down the left-field line.
And Adam Kennedy's game-winning single just happened to fall into a vacant pocket in shallow center field to give the Mariners a 5-4 win over the Yankees on Saturday night.
"The whole inning felt like that," Rivera said after suffering his first loss since September 2010. "That's when things are going to happen. What are you going to do? It's over."
Kennedy had just one hit in his previous 13 at-bats against Rivera.
The Yankees lost their second straight to start a nine-game West Coast trip, even though they finally knocked around Seattle ace Felix Hernandez and got 7 1-3 scoreless innings of relief from their bullpen before Rivera faltered in the 12th.