Yankees Rivalry Roundup: Orioles rally, Rays sweep doubleheader

Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty ImagesAfter a generally dispiriting game on Friday, the Yankees bounced back with a much better one on Saturday. They got a good performance on the mound from Clarke Schmidt, and got good games out of a couple different players in the lineup.

As they were doing that, there was plenty of other action going on elsewhere around baseball. Let’s check in on it in today’s Rivalry Roundup.

Tampa Bay Rays (59-35) 6, Kansas City Royals (26-66) 1 - Game One

Jose Siri hit two home runs as the Rays pulled away late to take the first game of their doubleheader against the Royals.

Siri hit the first of those homers in the third inning, opening the scoring, and Francisco Mejía…