Yanks rattle Rays in 9th, but can't secure sweep

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Yanks rattle Rays in 9th, but can't secure sweep
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Rays Pummel Yanks
Published 9/5/2008 by Brian at Depressed Fan
Just when you think the Yanks might be getting their acts together, Darrell Rasner happens. Rasner couldn't get out of the second inning and if you're looking for a blessing in disguise, it turned out that Girardi is a genius for refusing to give Aceves a shot in the rotation because they needed him for 5 long innings of relief tonight. Then again, if Alfredo had started maybe the Yanks would've been in a position to win the game. Just a thought. ...

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