Alex Rodriguez hit his 521st career home run and Robinson Cano later hit the game winning home run for the New York Yankees as they went onto beat the Tampa Bay Rays by the score of 8-7. A-Rod’s home run tied him on the all time list with Ted Williams and Willie McCovey.
Besides Rodriguez’s and Cano’s home runs, Johnny Damon and Morgan Ensberg also went deep. Damon led the Yankees with three RBI’s, Derek Jeter had two RBI, while Rodriguez, Cano, and Ensberg all finished with one RBI.
Brian Bruney pitched in relief and picked up the win while Mariano Rivera picked up the save which was his fourth of the season. Starting pitcher Ian Kennedy did pitch six innings giving up eight hits and three earned runs. Kennedy had a pretty good performance, a lot better then his previous game.
