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RAYS 5, YANKEES 2
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Music blared in the Tampa Bay clubhouse and four large, flat-screen televisions mounted around a column in the middle of the room were tuned to the same in-house channel displaying the American League East standings.
The surprising Rays are on top, and the sputtering Yankees are on the bottom. No one was gloating, though.
"I want us to celebrate hard for 30 minutes postgame and then move on. I want us to dwell on a loss for no more than 30 minutes," manager Joe Maddon said after yesterday's 5-2 victory dumped New York into the cellar.
Scott Kazmir shined in his first start since agreeing to a $28.5 million contract extension, and Akinori Iwamura and Shawn Riggans homered off Ian Kennedy to help Tampa Bay win for the seventh time in eight games.
Kazmir (2-1) allowed three singles in six scoreless innings, even though he is still trying to regain his form after spending April on the disabled list with a left-elbow strain sustained in spring training.
"I'll take it," said Kazmir, who also gave up three hits in six scoreless innings in his previous start, against the Los Angeles Angels.
Iwamura hit the third leadoff homer of his career in the first inning, and Riggans added a two-run shot off Kennedy that made it 4-0 in the fourth.
Troy Percival pitched a perfect ninth for his 10th save in 12 opportunities.
New York 000 000 200–2 7 0
Tampa Bay 101 210 00x–5 5 0
New York AB R H BI Avg. Tampa Bay AB R H BI Avg.
Damon lf-1b 5 0 0 0 .255 Iwamura 2b 3 2 2 1 .265
MlCabrera cf 4 0 2 1 .268 Crawford lf 3 0 0 1 .276
Jeter ss 4 0 2 1 .302 Upton cf 3 0 0 1 .273
Giambi dh 4 0 0 0 .181 CPena 1b 4 0 0 0 .212
SDuncan rf-1b 3 0 1 0 .200 CFloyd dh 3 0 0 0 .367
b-HMatsui ph-lf 1 0 0 0 .314 Longoria 3b 3 0 0 0 .210
Ensberg 1b-3b 2 0 0 0 .217 Hinske rf 3 1 1 0 .261
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