two, followed by a single by Ichiro Suzuki scoring another off Andy Pettitte. In the bottom of the eighth, Tino Martinez hit a three-run home run off José Paniagua, and Mariano Rivera pitched a scoreless ninth as the Yankees cruised to a 12–3 win and advanced to a fourth consecutive World Series. Composite linescore 2001 ALCS (4–1): New York Yankees over Seattle Mariners Aftermath The Yankees' streak of consecutive World Series wins ended at three, as they fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks in seven games. They made the World Series again in 2003, but lost to the underdog Florida Marlins, and did not win another World Series until 2009. This was the end of the Mariners and Yankees' short-lived rivalry that started with a bang in the 1995 American League Division Series, which is considered one of the best non-World Series postseason series ever. The Mariners' 116 wins in the regular season remain the most for an American League team and tied with the 1906 Cubs as the most in MLB. Despite their success under manager Piniella, the team went on a downward slide from which they have never recovered. (Piniella left in 2002.) They did not return to the postseason until 2022. To the dismay of many Mariners fans, Ichiro would be traded from Seattle to the New York Yankees during the 2012 season, ending his eleven-year run with the team. Ichiro was a Yankee until 2014 before signing a series of one-year contracts with the Marlins until 2017. Ichiro ended his career with the Mariners in 2019 at the age of 45 and was inducted into the Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame in August 2022. Notes External links 2001 ALCS at Baseball-Reference American League Championship Series American League Championship Series New York Yankees postseason Seattle Mariners postseason American League Championship Series American League Championship Series American League Championship Series American League Championship Series Baseball competitions in Seattle 2000s in the Bronx Baseball competitions in New York City