After an uneven 1999 campaign, a 28-year-old Andy Pettitte responded with a 2000 season that was pretty strong throughout. And on this day 25 years ago, he took the ball once more and looked in control again, carving through a dangerous Mariners lineup for most of the afternoon.

But you’re only cruising until you’re not. In a game the Yankees nearly led wire-to-wire, what seemed like a comfortable win morphed into a disaster in a matter of moments.

August 29: Yankees 3, Mariners 5 (box score)

Record: 73-56 (4 GA in AL East)

The game featured a matchup of lefties, Pettitte squaring off with a 37-year-old Jamie Moyer, in the midst of a tough season. The Yankees wasted no time getting to Moyer, putting together a blistering two-out rally in the top of the first. With none on, Bernie Willi

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