New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays

The Rays got back to their winning ways at Tropicana Field on Tuesday night, mashing three home runs and striking out 17 batters in a 6-4 win over the Yankees. The victory halted the Rays’ three-game losing streak, improved their record to 53-36 and re-established a four-game lead over the Yankees in the American League East. It also made the Rays the fourth team in baseball’s Modern Era to pitch consecutive games with at least 17 strikeouts, joining three teams (Cleveland, Houston and Washington) who did so in 2016. “It's been a pretty impressive stretch that we've been on,” manager Kevin Cash said. “We've got guys that have good stuff, and when you're getting ahead of guys … hitters are probably going to expand when they're in those 0-2, 1-2 \[count\