Longoria keys offensive outburst as Rays rout Yanks
NEW YORK -- Evan Longoria tied a season high with four RBIs and highlighted a six-run fourth inning with a bases-clearing double as the Tampa Bay Rays rolled to a 12-3 victory over the New York Yankees on Sunday.
Corey Dickerson and Nick Franklin each hit a three-run home run while Logan Forsythe added a solo blast for the Rays, who reached double digits in runs for the eighth time this season. Matt Duffy also added an RBI single for Tampa Bay.
Longoria continued to have his way against Yankee pitching as he had an RBI double in the first off Luis Severino (1-8) and then added a bases-loaded double when the Rays matched their most productive inning of the season. He also had a single in his final at-bat and scored on Duffy's single.
Longoria went 7-for-11 in the three-game series and his 47 RBIs at the current Yankee Stadium are the most among visiting players. He recorded his 22nd career game with at least four RBIs and fourth against the Yankees.
The third baseman also has 74 hits at Yankee Stadium, the most among active players and two more than Nick Markakis.
Rookies Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez each homered for the Yankees (60-57), who had a four-game winning streak stopped and were unable to go a season-high five games over .500.
Tampa Bay's Jake Odorizzi (7-5) allowed three runs and five hits in six innings for his fourth straight win.
Severino continued struggling as a starting pitcher as he tied a career high by allowing seven runs along with eight hits in 3 1/3 innings. As a starting pitcher, he has an 8.65 ERA.
The Rays took a 1-0 lead with one out in the first when Longoria lined a double to right field and went ahead 2-0 when Forsythe drove a full count fastball into the right-center field seats for his 14th home run.
After Judge opened the third with a home run into the right-center field seats, the Rays broke it open with one out in the fourth by sending 10 men to the plate and getting five straight hits before the second out was recorded.
Dickerson ended an 0-for-17 slump when he drove a first pitch breaking ball into the left-field seats for a 5-1 lead. The Rays got two more hits before the second out was recorded and Severino was lifted after striking out Forsythe.
After Luis Cessa walked Kevin Kiermaier, Longoria lined a ball past the diving attempt of Judge in right field. The ball reached the warning track and the Rays took an 8-1 lead.
Sanchez homered into the left-field seats in the fourth to get the Yankees to within 8-3 but Tampa Bay added four in the seventh on Duffy's single and Franklin's third home run.
NOTES: The Yankees held a pregame ceremony for former closer Mariano Rivera, who received a plaque in Monument Park. Rivera became the 27th former Yankee player honored in Monument Park and the fifth from the 1996 championship team. Rivera was presented with a replica of his plaque and a milestone 14 karat ring by the Steinbrenner family. He ended the ceremony with a brief speech thanking his former teammates, managers and fans. ... Prior to Saturday, the only player to hit a home run in his first major-league game against the Rays was 3B Miguel Cabrera. He did so on June 20, 2003 at Miami off RHP Al Levine. ... Yankees LF Brett Gardner (ankle) missed a second straight game and manager Joe Girardi said he still is sore. ... Tampa Bay RF Steven Souza Jr. batted eighth for the first time this season.