N.Y. Yankees 12, at Tampa Bay 4

TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — Ben Rice homered twice and drove in five runs, powering the New York Yankees to a 12-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday afternoon at George Steinbrenner Field in front of 18,255 fans. The game lasted 2 hours, 53 minutes. Rice’s second blast, a three-run shot in the sixth inning, broke open a game that New York had already seized with a six-run third. The Yankees, who had dropped the first two games of the series, improved to 51-42. The Rays fell to 54-37. New York collected 14 hits, while Tampa Bay managed 10.… Read more...