ST. PETERSBURG – Rougned Odor broke the tie in the 10th with his first hit for the Yankees, Colombian Gio Urshela homered to bring in three runs and New York rallied on Sunday to avoid a weekend sweep with a win by 8-4 on the Tampa Bay Rays.
Urshela hit a two-run homer in the third inning. His fourth hit of the game, a two-out single in the 10th off Collin McHugh (0-1), helped the Yankees get away from the champions of the American League, who are close to completing a three-game sweep came before they gave up the equalizer. run in the eighth inning.
Odor was in the line-up for the first time since being acquired in a trade with the Texas Rangers. The Venezuelan went 4-0 before hitting a single into the center of the field on a 3-2 count to break the 4-4 tie. Gary Sanchez continued with an RBI-single before Urshela crowned the Rays, who gave up the fourth run of the inning on an error.
Cuban Aroldis Chapman (1-0) struckout three batters in a ninth inning and Albert Abreu retired the side.
For the Yankees, Colombian Urshela 5-4 with a run scored and three RBI’s. The Dominican Sánchez 3-1 with a few runs and an RBI. Venezuelans Gleyber Torres 4-1 with a run scored and RBI, and Odor 5-1 with a run scored and an RBI.
For the Rays, Cubans were Randy Arozarena 5-1 with a run scored and two RBI’s, and Yandy Díaz 3-1 with a run scored. The Dominicans Manuel Margot 4-1 and Willy Adames 4-0.