ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — By the end of the first inning, the tone was set for another long night for the sputtering New York Yankees.
All-Star Isaac Paredes hit a three-run homer and the Tampa Bay Rays held off their struggling AL East rivals 5-3 Tuesday night, handing the Yankees a 17th loss in 23 games. Since starting a major league-best 50-22 through mid-June, New York has the worst record in baseball over the past three weeks.
"We know we're better than this, right? Everyone saw what we could do at our best," rookie outfielder Ben Rice said.