Seattle, WA (My Sportsbook) - Carl Pavano tossed a five-hit shutout, Alex Rodriguez drilled his major-league leading 13th home run and scorching New York blanked Seattle, 6-0, as the Yankees extended their season-high winning streak to 10 games.

Pavano (3-2) was brilliant on the mound, retiring 11 of the first 12 batters he faced en route to his fourth career shutout and sixth career complete game.

He did not surrender a hit until Seattle's Richie Sexson singled with two outs in the fourth. The right-hander cruised from there, fanning seven and showing great control with no walks for New York, which last won 10 in row during the 1998 campaign.

"It was a great team effort," said Pavano. "I am going out there to pitch and get outs. I just wanted to keep the team in the game."

Pavano's effort was a far cry from his last start against the Mariners last Wednesday when he allowed 10 hits, including four homers, and nine runs -- five earned -- in four frames, but received a no-decision. His unbeaten streak sits at seven starts.

"That was dominance," said New York skipper Joe Torre on Pavano's performance on the mound. "He kept the ball down and had a lot of command of the strike zone. It was a great effort."

Jason Giambi, who entered the game batting .204, hit a solo home run, singled twice and drove in three runs. The slugger is now 5-for-12 with a homer and four runs batted over his last three games, raising his average to .227.

"The home run, the RBI single, just a lot of things were good," added Torre on Giambi's breakout game. "He is making strides. It was a good game for us."

Seattle starter Julio Mateo (1-1), who made his first career start after 118 career appearances, allowed five runs on eight hits in five innings to absorb the loss. He fanned one with one walk for the reeling Mariners, who have dropped 13 of 16.

Sexson ended with two of Seattle's five hits in the setback.

New York grabbed the early lead with two runs in the second. Hideki Matsui led off the frame with a single, moved to second on Rodriguez' single to left and one-out later touched home on Jorge Posada's single to center for the early lead. Giambi then ripped an RBI single to center to stake the Yankees to a 2-0 lead.

The Yankees tacked on another run in the fourth thanks to another RBI single by Giambi. Tino Martinez drew a one-out walk, advanced to second on a passed ball and then scored when Giambi slapped a single to right for a three-run cushion.

New York added to its lead courtesy of Rodriguez' two-run blast in the fifth to make it 5-0. Gary Sheffield, who legged out an infield single, came around on Rodriguez' laser shot over the left-field wall for a five-run advantage.

The scoring was capped in the sixth when Giambi drilled his fourth homer of the season, a solo blast, over the right-field wall.

"It was great," said Giambi on his first home run since April 19th against Tampa. "I knew I wasn't that far off. I just have to turn it into a habit. I am not fighting myself. I knew the hard work was going to pay off."