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Gross Gets Better of Mo in 11th as Rays Top Yanks

Posted May 13, 08 11:11 PM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – 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 11th with a single and pinch-runner Jonny Gomes stole second before Gross delivered the winner.

Rivera (0-1) had not allowed a run in 14 previous appearances. J.P. Howell (3-0) pitched two scoreless innings for the win, the Rays' 15th in 20 games. Tampa Bay has won a club-record 11 straight at home and is a half-game ahead of Boston in the AL East after the Red Sox lost 5-4 at Baltimore.

Source Associated Press

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Tampa Bay Rays' Jonny Gomes (31) slides under the tag by New York Yankees' Derek Jeter to steal second base during the 11th inning of a baseball game Tuesday night, May 13, 2008.   (AP Photo)
Tampa Bay Rays' Gabe Gross, center, celebrates with teammates, including B.J. Upton, left, Matt Garza, second from left, Gary Glover, second from right, and Cliff Floyd, right.   (AP Photo)
Tampa Bay Rays' J.P. Howell pitches to the New York Yankees in the 11th inning of the Rays' 2-1 win during a baseball game Tuesday night, May 13, 2008, in St. Petersburg, Fla.   (AP Photo)
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