Yankees blow by Rays in finaleTeam uses 10-run fourth inning to cruise to third straight
By Caleb Breakey / MLB.com
NEW YORK -- That wasn't a miscue lit up on the scoreboard at Yankee Stadium. The bulbs were in fine working condition and the electronic switchboard checked out normal. Those two dotted numbers squished together under the fourth-inning column wasn't a malfunction.
Fourteen Yankees came up to bat in the 10-run inning to kick-start a 21-4 rout of the Devil Rays on Sunday. The 29-minute hitting barrage marked the first time the Yankees have plated double-digit runs in an inning since Sept. 4, 2006, against the Kansas City Royals.
"You might go a few years before you see another game like this," Derek Jeter said. "It was just one of those things I don't think you can really explain."
Crooked numbers riddled the box score, but the gold, silver and bronze awards go to the following in order:
• Alex Rodriguez inched closer to the 500-homer club with a two-run shot in the seventh for No. 498.
• Hideki Matsui set a regular-season career high with five hits and homered for the third time in as many games.
• Rookie Shelley Duncan, called up less than 72 hours ago, hit a couple of long balls. His solo shot in the sixth marked his third home run in a span of five at-bats.
The crowd beckoned Duncan for two curtain calls during the game, both coming after his four-baggers. That upped his standing ovations count to three in four games. He even overshadowed Rodriguez, who didn't receive a curtain call after his milestone-chasing homer.
Yankees manager Joe Torre said he leaned over to Rodriguez after one of Duncan's home runs and said, "Sorry, you're not the guy anymore."
BOX SCORE:
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