New York Yankees - Rays Rally Past Yankees Teixeira Error

(Reuters) - Tampa Bay procured advantage of an expensive New York Yankees mistake that will rally previous the particular American League East commanders 4-3 with Monday, earning a new much-needed victory for you to halt their own current slide.

The Rays trailed 3-2 going into the bottom part from the seventh although scraped out a set of clutch i465 extends to help turn the tide.

New York Yankees ' Robertson pitches next to your Tampa Bay Rays throughout a MLB American League hockey video game around St. Petersburg, Florida

Pinch-hitter Brooks Conrad supplied that tying RBI double, after that obtained the particular game-winning operate when Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira have missed a yard basketball simply by Elliot Johnson to get their first problem of the season.

"I failed to also find leather with it. I just have missed it," Teixeira explained to reporters. "I have no idea of exactly what happened. The tennis ball of course didn't do just what exactly I expected that for you to do.

"After them runs by, you go, 'what happened?'"

Matt Moore tossed eight innings to get the actual gain for Tampa Bay, losers connected with five of their previous seven, along with his or her relievers concluded the work to help wide open a significant three-game series against a divisional that will make about the suitable note.

"We have to have this," explained Tampa Bay's Carlos Pena. "We need to tumble planning (but) the way to tough for many people lately. Hopefully we can obtain a number of momentum."

New York (48-31) brings the particular American League East by 6 months time video games in addition to are an additional half-game prior to this Rays (42-38).

The browsing Yankees journeyed 2-0 up in the primary inning women and men Rays tied the experience which includes a pair of home extends by simply B.J. Upton and Carlos Pena.

The Yankees nudged ahead once more while in the top rated from the seventh but could not carry over home team.

With starting pitchers CC Sabathia in addition to Andy Pettitte both upon the actual handicapped list, Freddy Garcia created his begin for New York considering that April 28 and also made possible a pair of owns inside five 1/3 innings leading to a bullpen permit stuff slip away.

(Editing simply by Peter Rutherford)