ST. PETERSBURG -- The Tampa Bay Rays returned to Tropicana Field on Friday after a successful road trip. Problem, was Alex Rodriguez returned, too.
The New York’s designated hitter crashed the Rays homecoming with a pair of home runs and four runs batted in the Yankees 5-4 victory in front 15,752 at the Trop.
The game featured another home run by a Rays rookie, the first time a lead has changed hands in a Rays game in 2015 and the first back-to-back home runs this season by the Rays.
But that was all wiped away by Rodriguez, who played his first game at the Trop since Aug.