On the day George Steinbrenner was laid to rest in Florida, the New York Yankees gave a performance that would've riled up The Boss as the Tampa Bay Rays won 10-5 in the American League on Saturday.
Reid Brignac had his first two-homer game and drove in a career-high five runs and Carlos Pena homered and had three RBIs, helping the Rays silence the Yankee Stadium crowd.
Hours earlier, the Yankees paid tribute to longtime public address announcer Bob Sheppard during Old-Timers Day festivities. Sheppard died last Sunday at 99.
New York starter A.J. Burnett (7-8) was pulled in the third inning with cuts on his pitching hand, sustained when he shoved open a set of doors in the New York clubhouse in a bout of frustration.
Tampa Bay's Jeff Niemann (8-2) pitched 6 1-3 solid innings, helping the Rays pull within two games of the AL East-leading Yankees
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