NEW YORK — For the fourth straight year, the Tampa Bay Rays will fail to finish with a winning record.
Blake Snell was removed after needing 88 pitches to get eight outs, Mark Teixeira broke open the game with a fourth-inning grand slam off Kevin Jepsen, and the New York Yankees held on through three rain delays to beat the Rays 7-5 Friday night.
Tampa Bay (59-81) lost for the fifth time in six games. The team had losing seasons from 1998-07 followed by consecutive winning records from 2008-13.
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