TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — The Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 5-2 on Monday at George Steinbrenner Field to take a 2-0 lead in their American League Division Series. Tampa Bay scored once in the first inning and broke the game open with a four-run fifth. The Yankees scored in the third and seventh, both on Ben Rice home runs. Rice went 2 for 3 with two homers and two RBIs. Freddy Peralta pitched 4 2/3 innings for Tampa Bay, allowing one earned run and three hits while striking out three. Ian Seymour followed with three innings of one-run relief and four strikeouts. Cam Booser earned the win, Bryan Baker notched his 43rd save, and Cam Schlittler took the loss. Schlittler allowed two earned runs and six hits over 4 1/3 innings. The game drew 40,226 fans and took 3 hours, 2 minutes. The series resumes in New York. Tampa Bay leads the best-of-five series 2-0.