Josh Donaldson and Jameson Taillon lift the Yankees against the Mariners

SEATTLE — The Yankees got back to winning ways on Monday, ending their season-high five-game losing streak with a 9-4 win over the Mariners at T-Mobile Park.

But it came at a cost, as Matt Carpenter fractured his left foot in the first run.

Against Seattle, they had enough to get over the Carpenter loss, as Josh Donaldson had four hits – including a two-run single in the first and a solo homer in the third – and Aaron Judge smashed his 44th home run. of the season.

Jameson Taillon continued his trend of being good every other start, as he allowed three runs in seven innings.

It came after the team was swept away in St. Louis, with their new top pitcher, Frankie Montas, taking a big hit on Sunday. And the Yankees’ lead in the AL East had fallen to single digits for the first time since June 15.

Aaron Boone had seen enough to feel the need to talk to his team ahead of Monday’s game.

« It was more dust that had settled since the trade deadline, » Boone said of his team, which has been mediocre since mid-June.

The manager said his message was: « This is our group now and we have everything we need in this room. We’re going to get the IL guys out to get through this so we can achieve our goal. to be a champion.

DJ LeMahieu opened the game with a single to center and moved to third on the judge’s ground rule double on the right field line.

After Carpenter hit – then left the game – Donaldson hit a sharp left single to score LeMahieu and Judge to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.

Taillon gave up a run late in the inning when he allowed a two-out home run to Mitch Haniger.

Donaldson’s productive night continued in the third when he threw a long solo homer to leave Logan Gilbert with two outs. It was Donaldson’s 11th home run of the season and gave him eight RBIs in his last six games.

Gleyber Torres followed with a single off the wall to the right before Andrew Benintendi doubled to the right.

Torres was sent home and should have been ejected easily at home plate, but shortstop JP Crawford returned the pitch home and Cal Raleigh couldn’t.

Benintendi received an RBI and moved to third on Crawford’s error, as the Yankees increased their lead to 4-1.

Taillon charged the goals in the fourth.

Haniger hit a one-out single and moved to second on wild pitch before Taillon walked two to Eugenio Suarez and Carlos Santana.

After a visit from pitching coach Matt Blake, Taillon edged Crawford 0-2, but then got a full count.

After five straight fouls, Crawford finally walked on the 11th batting to force a run and make it 4-2.

Raleigh then nearly hit a grand slam, but it was a foul and Taillon forced him out to end the inning of 34 pitches and three walks.

Donaldson doubled to lead the fifth, improving to 5-5 against Gilbert overall.

A Torres ball against the wall went just over Sam Haggerty for a brace, but Donaldson couldn’t score.

Benintendi’s opposite field double on the left drove in both and he scored on a Kiner-Falefa sacrifice fly to give the Yankees a 7-2 lead.

Taillon gave Raleigh a two-out homer in the seventh.