NEW YORK — Dustin Ackley spoke of an eagerly awaited cross-country trip home to Seattle as the lyrics, “It’s OK. I know nothing’s wrong, nothing,” from a Talking Heads song blared in the Mariners clubhouse.

Brendan Ryan talked about the laughs he and his teammates would share later Wednesday.

Felix Hernandez smiled as he recalled staying in the dugout for the full nine innings for the first time this season.

Wow, what a difference one win makes — especially one that ended a team-record, 17-game skid.

Ackley and Ichiro Suzuki led the Mariners in a season-high 17-hit barrage, and Seattle beat and beat up the New York Yankees 9-2 on Wednesday.

“If we had a loss today and had to travel home on that long flight and had the off day to think about it, it would have been pretty bad,” Ackley said.