New York Yankees(11-9), 3rd in AL East.
The Yanks needed and got help from a slumping Hideki Matsui, and a strong outing from Shawn Chacon to hand the Tampa Bay Devil Rays a 4-1 defeat.
Chacon(3-1) put last night's disappointing loss behind him and tossed a gem: pitched six strong innings, three strikeouts, allowed four hits, and one run.
Myers, Farnsworth, Sturtze, and Mariano Rivera, who blew last night's game by giving up two 10th-inning runs, bounced back and recorded his third save in four chances.
Derek Jeter went 3-for-3 with an RBI on his seventh-inning double. He is now batting a cool .408.
Hideki Matsui put the game away for good when his single to center in the bottom of the 6th scored both A-Rod and Sheffield.
The New York Yankees next play the Toronto Blue Jays in a three-game series. And then, it's off to Boston.
Alex Rodriguez was preseted with his American League MVP award before the start of the game.
Apr 28, 2006 @ 04:56:19
