MLB: New York Yankees 7, Seattle 1

SEATTLE, May 29 (UPI) -- CC Sabathia held Seattle to one run over eight innings and Andruw Jones hit a bases-clearing double Sunday in the New York Yankees' 7-1 win over the Mariners.

Sabathia (6-3) scattered five hits, walking three and striking out five for the Yankees, who avoided a three-game sweep at the hands of the Mariners.

The Yankees ace continued his dominance against the M's, notching his sixth consecutive win over Seattle and improving to 8-1 in his last nine starts at Safeco Field.

New York struck for five runs in the third. After Robinson Cano made it 2-0 with an RBI single, Jones lashed a bases-loaded double into the right-field corner to break the game open.

Jason Vargas (3-3) was saddled with the loss, surrendering six runs on five hits in just three innings as the Mariners went down for only the third time in 13 games.

Justin Smoak homered to provide the M's offense.