The 6-2 victory on Friday was just New York's second win in its last 12 games.
LeMahieu put the Yankees ahead with a fifth-inning homer off Zach Eflin and homered in the eighth against Trevor Kelley. It was the seventh multihomer game for LeMahieu and first since May 5, 2021, against Washington.
Cole had been 0-2 in six road starts since beating the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 3. He matched his season high of 11 strikeouts, allowing two runs -- one earned -- and three hits in 7 2/3 innings. His AL-leading ERA dropped from 3.03 to 2.95. After rookie Everson Pereira put the Yankees ahead 2-0 with an RBI single in the sixth, Yandy Díaz homered in the bottom half for the Rays . The AL batting leader went 1 for 3 and remained at .326.
Tampa Bay's second run off Cole was unearned and came around on Brandon Lowe's RBI single in the eighth against Jonathan Loáisiga, who finished a four-hitter. Eflin failed in his bid to become the AL's first 14-game winner. He gave up two runs and seven hits, striking out a season-best 11 over six innings. He threw a season-high 103 pitches.Gleyber Torres had an RBI double in the seventh, and Giancarlo Stanton hit a two-run double.College basketball icon and Rays' fan Dick Vitale was at the game and received a loud ovation from the crowd when shown on the video board.
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