Alex Rodriguez, who wears No. 13 on the back of his Yankees jersey, played in his 1,313th game as a Yankee on Wednesday afternoon, a contest that lasted 13 innings and required a total of 13 pitchers. It may have been a signal that he would play a decisive role in the game, and he did — but not in the way he might have hoped.
Still in search of his 660th career home run, Rodriguez went 0 for 6, struck out four times and accounted for seven outs as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Yankees, 3-2, at Yankee Stadium in a game that took 3 hours 58 minutes.