The New York Yankees (79-65) dropped the second game of a three game set against the Tampa Bay Rays (70-74) 6-3 Tuesday night at Tropicana Field.
A go-ahead, two-run home run by Nick Franklin off Nick Rumbelow in the sixth inning gave the Rays a 4-3 lead that they would not relinquish. Franklin entered the game at shortstop in the fifth inning after Asdrubal Cabrera left due to injury. The Rays tacked on two more runs in the eighth off Bryan Mitchell, courtesy of a two-out single to right field by J.