ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Robinson Cano’s 21st home run of the season snapped a ninth-inning tie and enabled the New York Yankees to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 and hang on to first place in the AL East tonight.
While Alex Rodriguez failed for the ninth consecutive game to hit his 600th career homer, Mark Teixeira and Nick Swisher went deep for the defending world champions, who rallied from an early deficit against Matt Garza before beating All-Star closer Rafael Soriano (2-1) on Cano’s drive into the right field seats.
Garza allowed four runs and five hits over seven innings in his first outing since pitching the first no-hitter in Tampa Bay history.