Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: After the Yankees took a 4 -- 2 lead on a Don Mattingly 2-RBI double in the 6th inning , the Mariners came back to tie the score at 4 -- 4 in the 8th inning and eventually forced extra innings .
Simplified: After the Yankees took a 4 - 2 lead on a Don Mattingly 2-RBI double in the 6th inning , the Mariners came back to tie the score at 4 - 4 in the 8th inning .