SEATTLE -- The throw came up short.
So did the Yankees.
A better toss would have beaten Mitch Hanigar at the plate. But it was just off and the Mariners were able to notch a eighth-inning go-ahead run in a 3-2 win over the Mariners at Safeco Field on Sunday.
Dellin Betances earned the loss, asked to protect a tied game and unable to repeat the escape act he pulled the day before.
On Saturday, Betances worked out of a one-out, bases-loaded jam to nail the save. On Sunday? He walked the leadoff hitter Hanigar, who stole second base on backup catcher Austin Romine.