The Yankees scored 11 runs and had 12 hits in their 11-2 win over the Mariners in Seattle on Tuesday night.

With the win and loss to the Baltimore Orioles earlier in the evening, the Yankees’ lead in the AL East has been extended to four games, and their magic line to reach the playoffs is now one.

These are the main points…

It was the Aaron Rechter showed early. He came through with a two-run double in the first inning and then, with the bases loaded and two outs — and trailing 1-2 — in the second, the Yankees captain hit a two-run single to put New York up 4-0.

The second hit was set up by two-out singles from Alex Verdugo And Gleyber Torres and a walk along Juan Soto. Judge finished 2-for-4 with a walk and four RBI.

-Not to be outdone, Soto gave the Yankees some insurance in the fourth with a two-run shot that cleared the left-center field wall 410 feet. Soto continues to have a career year on offense, with his first 40-homer season.

He became the seventh-youngest player to reach 200 home runs and has now hit a home run in all 30 major league parks. Soto went 2-for-3 with two walks.

-The Yankees offense wasn’t as good as Jasson Dominguez joined in with his first home run of the season in the fifth inning. The young outfielder hit an 89 mph changeup off Bryan Woo 414 feet to midfield.

Austin Wells piled on the runs with a bases-clearing double in the sixth. Again, the big hit came with two outs after Soto and Judge walked to load the bases.

Anthony Volpe was not in the line-up on Tuesday with Oswaldo Cabrera giving the struggling shortstop a break. Cabrera finished 2-for-5 with an RBI. He was one of four hitters (Judge, Torres, Soto) to have multi-hit games.

–Luis Gil was as erratic as he was lucky in the first inning, walking two batters and hitting a batter to load the bases before he Lucas Raley to stand out. But when the Mariners Victor Robles inexplicably tried to steal home base on a 3-0 count to Justin Turner when Gil had his back turned. Gil quickly threw to Wells, who applied the tag, and the Yankees escaped the inning.

But the rookie right-hander just wasn’t having it, struggling through five innings and limiting as much damage as possible. His lone Mariners run was a Jorge Polanco solo shot in the second inning.

Gil threw five batters, throwing 91 pitches (55 strikes), allowing one run on four hits and three walks while striking out five.

–Aaron Boone said that Marcus Stroman was available out of the bullpen after missing his turn in the rotation, and the skipper used him. Stroman pitched the final three innings, allowing one run on four hits and retiring two batters to earn his second career save (2014 with the Blue Jays).

Tim Mayza pitched a scoreless sixth inning in relief of Gil.

Most Valuable Player of the Match: Juan Soto

This should go to the entire Yankees lineup, but Soto was in the thick of it all. Whether it was his home run or on the bases, he was involved the whole time.

Highlights

What’s next?

The Yankees and Mariners continue their three-game set on Wednesday night, with first pitch scheduled for 9:40 p.m.

Nestor Cortes (3.90 ERA) hopes to continue his excellent streak of starts as the Mariners Bryce Miller (3.12 ERA) to the mound.