Game 40: Yankees at Rays
yankees.lhblogs.com 5/13/2008 — YANKEES Damon DH Jeter SS Abreu RF Matsui LF Giambi 1B Cabrera CF Cano 2B Gonzalez 3B Molina C Wang RHP Chien-Ming Wang against the Tampa Bay hitters. Edwin Jackson vs. the New York hitters. Back later with updates.

A-Rod gets some work in
yankees.lhblogs.com 5/13/2008 — Alex Rodriguez hit the field at 10:55 a.m. this morning in Tampa. There were five fans and six sportswriters there to watch. A-Rod ran in the outfield (”90 percent,” he said later), took a bunch of grounders and then took batting ...

The Tampa Bay Rays are Serious
babeslovebaseball.com 5/14/2008 — Remember when the Tampa Bay Rays defense was like a circus act and their lineup was kind of a joke? Like... two years ago?

Rays beat Rivera, Yankees, move into 1st (AP)
sports.yahoo.com 5/14/2008 — Gabe Gross singled with no outs in the 11th inning to drive in the first run Mariano Rivera has allowed all season, giving Tampa Bay a 2-1 victory over the New York Yankees and sending the Rays into first place in the AL East. Cliff Floyd began the ...

Girardi puts the mask back on
yankees.lhblogs.com 5/14/2008 — That Joe Girardi is one hands-on manager. As I write this from The Trop, he’s in the bullpen catching Andrew Brackman. Humberto Sanchez is warming up next. They had to put a screen behind Girardi because Brackman was all over the place. Bu that’s to be expected considering he’s coming off surgery.

Alex Rodriguez aims to rejoin Yankees next week — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 5/13/2008
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Injured Alex Rodriguez is hoping to rejoin the New York Yankees early next week....

Rays 2, Yankees 1: Taking Advantage of Slumping Yanks, Rays Move Into First — NYT > Baseball 5/14/2008
The Yankees’ offense slumbered for the second game in a row and the Tampa Bay Rays scored the first run off Mariano Rivera this season in an extra-innings victory on Tuesday. >

Gross singles in 11th, Rays beat Yankees — Boston.com -- Baseball News 5/14/2008
Gabe Gross singled with no outs in the 11th inning to drive in the first run Mariano Rivera has allowed all season, giving Tampa Bay a 2-1 victory over the New York Yankees and sending the Rays into first place in the AL East.

1st-place Rays burn Yankees — Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com 5/14/2008
Gabe Gross singled with no outs in the 11th inning to drive in the first run Mariano Rivera has allowed all season, giving Tampa Bay a 2-1 win over the New York Yankees in...

Hank Steinbrenner: Yankees must play smarter — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 5/14/2008
Hank Steinbrenner expects his struggling Yankees to focus and turn around their season. "They've got to play smarter and harder," he said Wednesday. The Yanks are 19-21, fourth in the AL East following a pair of losses to Tampa Bay.  ...