NEW YORK -- The Yankees and Mariners found themselves in a pitchers’ duel on Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. When it was over, it was the Mariners who won the game, 2-0.

The loss snapped the Yankees’ five-game winning streak and dropped their record to 61-50.

Seattle broke the scoreless tie in the eighth inning off left-hander Lucas Luetge. Abraham Toro led off and reached base on an error by third baseman Rougned Odor. After Mitch Haniger walked to put runners on first and second, Kyle Seager hit a ground-rule double, scoring Toro.

Three batters later, Cal Raleigh singled to left field, scoring Haniger to give Seattle the two-run lead.

It was a game in which the Yankees went 0-for-11 with runners in scoring position. Their best chance to score was in the third inning. New York had the bases loaded with two outs against left-hander Yusei Kikuchi, but Luke Voit struck out to end the threat. It was Voit’s first game since coming off the injured list; he returned as Anthony Rizzo went on the COVID-19 IL after a positive test. Voit missed almost a month of action because of left knee inflammation, and he went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts on Sunday.

“I felt great. It’s probably the best I felt in a long time,” Voit said. “The results were not there today. I let the team down in big spots to drive in runs.”

In the ninth inning, the Yankees had the tying run at the plate against right-hander Drew Steckenrider, but Aaron Judge struck out to end the game.

“I thought their bullpen did a really good job of shutting us down,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “... Against Kikuchi, we had a lot of good at-bats. We made it tough on him all day. We smoked a lot of balls. Kyle Seager made a couple of really good plays over there at third base. We had traffic against Kikuchi.”

Right-hander Luis Gil made his second Major League start for the Yankees, and he has yet to allow a run in his brief career. He pitched five shutout innings, allowed two hits and struck out eight batters, though the Yanks returned him to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre following the game.

“He shows confidence in his pitches by attacking the zone,” catcher Kyle Higashioka said. “The number one thing when you get [to the big leagues] is making sure you are attacking the zone and not getting behind hitters.”

Gil even demonstrated for the first time that he could get out of jams. In the second inning, Seattle had the bases loaded and one out, but he was able to strike out Dylan Moore and induce a Jake Bauers groundout to Voit at first base to end the threat.

“Today, he wasn’t as sharp as he was his first time out,” Boone said. “His first time out, when he went six [innings against the Orioles], he had great command. Today, he was a little more scattered, but he made a lot of important pitches. That was encouraging to see. When he wasn’t at his most dominant, you still see the swing and miss that he has. The stuff is still there. He made pitches when he had to.”

Gil put himself in the record books on Sunday. He is the first pitcher in the Modern Era (since 1900) with 14 or more strikeouts, fewer than 10 baserunners allowed and no runs permitted across his first two career Major League games.

Gil is also just the second Yankees pitcher in franchise history to toss at least five scoreless innings in each of his first two career appearances or starts. The first was Slow Joe Doyle, who tossed a shutout in each of his first two Major League appearances (Aug. 25, 1906, against the Indians and Aug. 30, 1906, vs. the Senators). Doyle had 18 scoreless innings to start his Yanks career, while Joba Chamberlain had 15 1/3 (Aug. 7, 2007-Sept. 12, 2007) and Jim Bouton had 15 (April 22, 1962-May 13, 1962), according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Gil has 11 … for now.

Additionally, Gil is the first Major League pitcher to toss five scoreless innings in each of his first two career appearances or starts since Jordan Yamamoto did with the Marlins in 2019.

Gil said he is grateful for the fast start in his big league career.

“I pray many times [for God] to give me strength and allow me to perform and find a way to help my team. I’ve been asking for it and he has given me a lot,” Gil said through interpreter Marlon Abreu.