New York Yankees defeat Tampa Bay 7-3

New York Yankees continued their strong performance from the last game and defeated Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 with 31,243 spectators present at Tropicana Field. With this win Yankees finished their opening road trip with 4-2 record and 2 out of 3 wins against the two strongest teams in MLB and their main rivals.

A.J. Burnett of the Yankees pitched 7 strong innings, Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada drove in 2 runs to lead the New York Yankees to victory in St. Petersburg.

A.J. Burnett did not think that he had performed well, especially during the 1st inning. With assurances from his pitching coach and catcher, he realized that he had everything needed to beat Tampa Bay. Burnett said that Jorge Posada affirmed him that he was good out there and that kept him in the game. A.J. Burnett gave up 2 runs in the 1st inning.

But things took a drastic turn from there. Burnett worked through the 7th to pitch the New York Yankees to a 7-3 victory. Mark Teixeira felt good about the victory as he said they were playing against the strongest team and opponent in American League.

Jorge Posada belted a 2-run homer against Randy Choate, an ex-teammate, in the 6th inning to put the New York Yankees in the forefront. Stumped by James Shields (a starter) earlier, New York Yankees tacked on the 6th run and 2 more in the 7th before Nick hit a solo blast in the 8th. This gave Joba Chamberlain, Burnett and Mariano Rivera lots of breathing room.

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