ST. PETERSBURG -- Chris Archer spun to rip a pickoff throw to Logan Morrison and watched as the first baseman had to reach, unsuccessfully, across the body of Brett Gardner to try and catch it. The ball rolled toward the Rays' bullpen in right field, and by that time, Gardner was at third base.
What started as a scoreless tie in the sixth led to three unearned runs for the Yankees on the back of three Rays defensive miscues -- the difference in New York's 4-1 win at Tropicana Field on Friday evening.