ST. PETERSBURG

Curtis Granderson sac fly carries New York Yankees over Tampa Bay
ST. PETERSBURG,[url=http://www.parajumpersjackenoutlet.de/]long bear parajumpers[/url], Fla., Aug. 25 () -- Curtis Granderson drove in Alfonso Soriano with an 11th-inning sacrifice fly Sunday, boosting the New York Yankees over Tampa Bay 3-2.Soriano smacked a one-out double in the 11th off Jamey Wright (2-2), stole third and scored the tie-breaking run on Granderson's fly ball, allowing the Yankees to avoid a three-game sweep at the hands of the Rays.Robinson Cano went 3-for-5 with a solo homer and two RBI for New York, which used the victory to move within 3 1/2 games of an American League wild-card playoff spot.Boone Logan notched the win after recording the final two outs of the 10th inning and Mariano Rivera corralled his 38th save for the Yankees.Evan Longoria belted a solo homer and drove in two run for Tampa Bay, which came into the contest tied with Boston for the AL East lead.

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