Arozarena powers Rays past Yanks 8-4 for 2-1 lead in ALDS

[ASFN Admin]

Arozarena homered for the third straight game and Kevin Kiermaier and Michael Perez also went deep for the Rays, who beat the New York Yankees 8-4 Wednesday night to move within one victory of reaching the AL Championship Series for the first time in 12 years. ''He's the best player on the planet,'' Kiermaier said. New York slugger Giancarlo Stanton hit a two-run homer off Shane McClanahan to center field in the eighth inning to become the first player with a home run in each of his team's first five games of a single postseason.

Continue reading...