Trent Grisham belts two homers as Yankees enjoy needed offensive explosion in win over Mariners

For weeks (or arguably months) without Aaron Judge and to a lesser extent Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton, the Yankees lineup has looked asleep.On Wednesday, it was as if the bats had set repeated alarms, jolting awake in increments before several late-game outbursts, often aided by Trent Grisham, that sure made the club look alive.Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees.

The Yankees dug holes and escaped them, scoring the final seven runs of a 10-5 victory over the Mariners in front of 41,714, three of whom rushed the field in the fifth inning only to be taken down (in one case, particularly violently) by Yankee Stadium security.Against a strong Mariners staff and Bryce Miller, the Yankees exploded for 13 hits, two of which were home runs from Trent Grisham — who finished 3-for-5 with a double, four RBIs and a defensive lapse that was forgotten about — that helped seal it.Aaron Boone’s bunch scored more than five runs in a game for just a fifth time in their past 48 games and scored double-digit runs for the first time since July 9.The Yankees (68-52) remained six games back of the Rays in the AL East and are four games clear of the Red Sox, who have dropped five straight, for the top wild card.The Yankees trailed 3-0 after the first, 4-1 entering the bottom of the third and 5-3 entering the bottom of the fifth, before their bullpen entered and shut down the Mariners (five shutout innings from Fernando Cruz, Tim Hill, Paul Blackburn, Brent Headrick and Yerry De Los Santos) and their offense seized control.The takeover began within four pitches in the fifth.Grisham — briefly a villain in The Bronx after he allowed a would-be out to drop in front of him — demolished a first-pitch, two-out home run to bring the Yankees within 5-4.

Two pitches later, Ben Rice doubled into the right field corner, and before he could catch his breath, he hustled home on a...