The Yankees produced two runs in six innings off Rays starter Chris Archer. Bird doubled home a run in the second inning and Chase Headley connected for a run-scoring single in the sixth. Archer scattered four hits and four walks, striking out seven.
Bird hit his seventh career homer in the ninth off Andrew Bellatti, a tape-measure shot to right field that struck the "D" ring catwalk -- the first to do so this season.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Banking with Chase: Hits were difficult for the Yankees to come by facing Archer, who permitted just four through six innings, so they had to make them count.