Erasmo Ramirez pitched out of early trouble in another effective outing against the Yankees, and the Tampa Bay Rays took advantage of some poor defense in an 8-1 victory on Sunday that ended their longest losing streak of the season at seven games.
James Loney and Logan Forsythe each had two-run singles for the Rays, who had dropped 11 of 13 games while falling out of first place in the American League East. They salvaged the finale of a frustrating series at Yankee Stadium that included losing on the final at-bats of the first two games.