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

By Doug Sweeney,  Newser Staff
Posted May 13, 2008 11:11 PM CDT
Gross Gets Better of Mo in 11th as Rays Top Yanks
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)

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. (More baseball stories.)

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