ST. PETERSBURG -- The Yankees' bats were quieted as the Rays snapped New York's four-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory in front of a packed -- and very pro-Yankees -- crowd at Tropicana Field on Friday night.
Yankees starter CC Sabathia took the loss despite doing yeoman's work for 5 1/3 innings. The 37-year-old lefty scattered nine hits, allowing two runs (one earned) while striking out four.
Sabathia found himself having to make big pitches to escape a handful of jams. The first came in the first inning after consecutive singles to center field by Matt Duffy and Wilson Ramos put men on the corners with one out.