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Rays blow two-run lead in ninth, lose game, 4-3, and first place to Yankees

Tampa Bay took a 3-1 lead in the eighth but had to wait out a rain delay and lost in the ninth.

The New York Yankees' Gio Urshela celebrates with teammates after hitting an RBI single during the ninth inning. [AP Photo/Frank Franklin II]

The New York Yankees' Gio Urshela celebrates with teammates after hitting an RBI single during the ninth inning. [AP Photo/Frank Franklin II]

NEW YORK – The Rays looked to have beaten the Yankees, and a 35-minute rain delay, on Friday night, hanging on to and further extending their lead in the American League East.