Rays end Yankees' win streak
NEW YORK -- Corey Dickerson hit one of three home runs for the Tampa Bay Rays, who ended a season-high seven-game winning streak by the New York Yankees with a 4-2 victory Sunday afternoon.
The Rays (60-82) handed New York its first loss since Sept. 3 by upping its home run total to 194, five shy of the 2009 team record.
Logan Forsythe and Brad Miller also homered for Tampa Bay, which won for the second time in eight games.
Chase Headley homered and Brett Gardner had an RBI single for the Yankees (76-66), who were denied their first eight-game winning streak since a 10-game run June 8-18, 2012.
Matt Andriese (7-7) ended a personal seven-game winning streak by allowing one run and six hits in five innings. He won for the first time since June 15 after going 0-7 with a 6.11 ERA in his last 15 appearances (eight starts).
Chase Whitley allowed an unearned run in two innings, Brad Boxberger pitched a hitless eighth and Alex Colome recorded his 32nd save.
Luis Cessa allowed four runs and five hits in 5 2/3 innings. He has allowed eight home runs in his five starts.
The Rays took a 2-0 lead with two outs in the second when Dickerson lifted an 0-1 fastball into the right field seats for his 19th home run
New York scored when Headley opened the fifth by driving an 0-2 fastball over the right field wall for his 14hth home.
Tampa Bay took a 3-1 lead when Forsythe opened the sixth with his 19th home run.
Miller hit his 27th home run and chased Cessa when he drove an 0-1 pitch over the right field wall for a 4-1 lead with two outs in the sixth.
The Yankees scored an unearned run Whitley in the seventh. Following a fielding error by third baseman Evan Longoria, Gardner singled and stole second but Whitley retired Jacoby Ellsbury for the final out.
NOTES: The Yankees commemorated the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks in a pregame ceremony. Manager Joe Girardi and RHP Dellin Betances placed a wreath in the Sept. 11 monument in Monument Park. Coincidentally the Rays were the first opponent in New York after Sept. 11 and Triple-A Durham manager Jared Sandberg appeared in the game at the third baseman. ... Both managers were asked about Dodgers manager Dave Roberts pulling LHP Rich Hill when he had a perfect game. Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said: "I totally respect a very, very difficult situation." Girardi said: "If you're risking injury and maybe your team's chances of winning a World Series it becomes really difficult.