Yankees fall on the sword again, now a game over .500

Rays 6
Yankees 5

The struggling Bronx Bombers are turning into the Bronx Bumblers judging by their 6-5 defeat at the hands of the Tampa Bay Rays thus dropping New York to a game over .500 (20-19) and three back in the standings. The loss is the Yankees sixth straight.

Once again the Yankees showed little in the way of offense. The Bombers grabbed a 5-1 lead on Tampa Bay mostly due to a three run home run by Curtis Granderson, the only hot hitter in in the Yankees lineup.

The Yankees didn't get any hits from Derek Jeter, Mark Teixeria and Alex Rodriguez. Jorge Posada was once again out of the lineup.

It was A.J. Burnett's game to lose, and well, he lost it.

Given that 5-1 lead, all Burnett had to do was get through the sixth inning, and he couldn't do it.

First he gave up a two run shot to Sam Fuld to cut the Yankee lead to 5-3. Then Matt Joyce singled up the middle to drive in Evan Longoria to cut the Yankee lead to one run. Finally, B.J. Upton, who is having a great year for the Rays, cracked a two run shot to left-center to give the Rays a 6-5 lead.

Adding insult to injury, former Yankee disaster Kyle Farnsworth closed the door on the Bombers, notching his eighth save of the year for the Rays.