Javier Vasquez (0-1) allowed eight runs on eight hits in five and two-third innings as Tampa Bay rolled to a 9-3 win, Friday night, at Tropicana Field.
Vasquez was making his first Yankees start since Game Four of the 2004 ALDS, at Minnesota.
David Price (1-0) improved to 2-0 all-time against New York, with a career-high seven and two-third innings. He allowed three runs on seven hits with seven strikeouts.
Vasquez held the Rays scoreless over the first three innings, and his teammates gave him a lead in the top of the fourth.
Nick Johnson singled to lead off the inning, his first hit of the season. With one out, Alex Rodriguez tripled off the wall in center field. Johnson beat the throw home as he scored from first base. Catcher Dioner Navarro’s throw to third ended up ...
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