Rays starting pitcher Jake Odorizzi won for the second time in three starts during a 6-3 win Wednesday at N.Y. Yankees. He allowed three runs on eight hits and one walk, while striking out four in 5 2/3 innings.
Odorizzi's day got off to an ominous start, as he allowed a leadoff home run to Brett Gardner in the bottom of the first inning. He allowed two more hits -- both singles -- in the inning, but he limited the damage to one run.
The Rays tied the game before Brian McCann put New York ahead 2-1 in the third inning with a solo home run. The Rays tied the game again in the top of the fourth before Gardner had a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the inning to put New York back on top. The Rays tied the game in the fifth before taking the lead for good with a two-run homer in the sixth.
Wednesday was the first time in five starts Odorizzi (4-7) allowed more than two earned runs. He's expected to make his next start Monday against the Royals.