Matt Garza pitched well but couldn’t match the Yankees A.J. Burnett, who had a no hitter going into the 7th inning, as the Yankees beat the Rays by a score of 7 to 2. The Rays are now 4-4 on the season and tied with the Yankees for 3rd place in the ultra-competitive AL East. Burnett ended up striking out 9 Rays in 8 innings of work on his way to the victory. Nick Swisher had a double and a homer and might just be the hottest player in baseball right now. He also had a homer the night before against the Rays and also pitched a scoreless inning of relief.
The Rays bats were absolutely anemic last night. Even after breaking up the no hit bid, the Rays only managed 3 hits, all of them singles. They’ll need to do better today as they face aging lefty Andy Pettitte.
