Alex Rodriguez homered twice in a 10-run sixth inning for seven RBI Sunday, leading the Yankees in a 10-2 rout of Tampa Bay. The veteran slugger belted a grand slam and a three-run homer, giving him 12 straight seasons with at least 30 homers and 100 RBI. The seven RBI in one inning established an American League record. He reached the plateau despite missing the season's first month while recovering from hip surgery. One of two hits by Johnny Damon was a two-run double. One run scored on an error by reliever Andy Sonnanstine. Rodriguez had three hits, while Derek Jeter added two hits for AL East champion New York. Its 103 victories were the most since the 2002 season. The winner was starter A.J.

Mark Teixeira was 3-for-4 with two homers and four RBI Monday to help the New York Yankees beat Tampa Bay 11-1 and sweep a doubleheader. The Yankees won the first game 4-1. Teixeira, who has 35 homers this season, hit a three-run homer during an eight-run third inning and added a solo homer in the sixth.

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Willie Aybar drove in three runs Thursday, one of them on a solo homer, helping rally the Tampa Bay Rays to a 10-4 victory over Philadelphia. The Phillies scored four times in the first inning but were shut out the rest of the way by four hurlers who combined to strike out 10. Jason Bartlett had two hits and drove in a run, setting a Tampa Bay record by hitting successfully in his 19th straight game. After Philadelphia's four-run first, Tampa Bay came back with three of its own in the inning, two of them coming on a homer by Ben Zobrist. Aybar's homer in the second tied the game and Carl Crawford put the Rays ahead later in the frame with an RBI double.

Brian Schneider hit a three-run homer in the first Friday and five pitchers limited Tampa Bay to six hits, bringing the New York Mets a 5-3 win over the Rays. The homer was Schneider's first of the season and came in the first meeting between these clubs in eight years. Fernando Nieve (2-0) had his second straight strong outing, giving up a run on three hits in six innings.