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Snell flummoxes Yanks as Rays take series

NEW YORK -- Blake Snell continues to make pitching look easy.

Tampa Bay's ace followed his five-perfect-innings outing against the Blue Jays on Friday with five scoreless innings against the Yankees in Thursday afternoon's 3-1 win at Yankee Stadium.

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Things got tight in the ninth after Sergio Romo gave up a pair of hits and a walk to begin the inning, but Adam Kolarek came in and retired the next three batters in order to shut the door.

The win gave the Rays their first series win at Yankee Stadium since June 30-July 2, 2014, moving Tampa Bay to 62-59 on the season.