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NEW YORK -- Frustrated with the way he had been pitching, Ivan Nova took it upon himself to figure things out after his start in Anaheim. Britton Colquitt Jersey . Boy, did he know what he was doing. Nova took a two-hitter into the ninth inning, Mark Teixiera and Robinson Cano homered and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays for the second straight night, 4-1 Wednesday. "Tonight was a really, really good day for me," Nova said. Nick Swisher and Eric Chavez had RBI doubles in the eighth inning to help the Yankees win for the 10th time in 13 games and passed Tampa Bay in the tight AL East standings for the first time since April 23. Tampa Bay lost for the sixth time in eight games and dropped to third place after holding at least a share of the division lead since May 27. Nova and Alex Cobb locked in a duel until Cobb (2-2) tired in the eighth. The pair combined to keep the bases clear after Canos homer with one out in the fourth until Sean Rodriguez doubled with one out in the top of the eighth -- 20 straight batters. Nova (7-2) pitched into the ninth for the first time in 45 career starts but he gave up consecutive triples to Desmond Jennings and B.J. Upton to start the inning. "He was just dialed in tonight," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. Nova was lifted to a loud ovation and Rafael Soriano relieved. Soriano got three outs for his eighth save in eight chances, all since Mariano Rivera went out with a knee injury. Nova followed stellar outings by Phil Hughes and Andy Pettitte. The three combined to toss 22 scoreless innings beginning with the fifth inning Sunday in Detroit and continuing until the Rays scored in the ninth. Nova did not want to be the starter that faltered. "Especially when everybodys pitching good, I dont want to be the guy behind," Nova said. "I want to be with those guys pitching good." CC Sabathia has a chance to lead the Yankees to a three-game sweep Thursday. He faces Rays ace David Price in the seventh matchup between the lefties. Before the game Rays manager Joe Maddon said his team needs to play a complete game, fielding with some consistency after committing three errors in a 7-0 loss Tuesday night, hitting better and pitching up to their standards. They got two of the three right. "A better game played on our part, even if we didnt win," Maddon said. "I thought we played better, we pitched better, we just did not hit." The Rays lineup has struggled with Evan Longoria sidelined since May 1. Tampa Bay entered with a .221 average in the slugging third basemans absence because of a partially torn left hamstring. Mustering just two hits against Pettitte for 7 1-3 innings Tuesday and four overall, the Rays looked equally lost against Nova -- getting a leadoff single then not notching a hit until the eighth. The Yankees right-hander had allowed five runs in three of his last four starts -- including against the Angels -- but he worked on a few things in the bullpen this week and had better command of his fastball this time, keeping his pitches down in the zone, and had one of his most dominant starts. He gave up four hits, a walk and hitting one batter while improving to 4-0 against the Rays in his career. "He just had his stuff today. He just had it," Upton said. "Cobb threw a good game, too." Cobb had the Yankees off-balance with his oft-used changeup, making only the two costly mistakes until the eighth. Teixeira hit a high fly into the second deck in right field in the second inning for his 10th homer. Cano smashed a line drive into the seats in right-centre in the fourth inning one pitch after Alex Rodriguez was caught too far off first. A-Rod, who walked, started for second thinking Cobbs pitch got past Jose Molina, but Molina was able to catch the ball with his bare hand when it bounced high behind him then make a quick throw to first as Rodriguez tumbled back into the base. NOTES: Super Bowl champion New York Giants WR Victor Cruz received a robust ovation when interviewed on the video board after the seventh inning. ... The Rays activated first baseman-outfielder Brandon Allen from the 15-day disabled list and designated him for assignment. Allen went on the DL on May 10 because of a strained right quadriceps. The Rays claimed Allen off waivers from Oakland April 19 and he batted .100 (2 for 20) with a homer and three RBIs in limited action. ... Yankees RHP David Robertson (oblique strain) could start a rehab assignemnt this weekend. ... The Yankees drafted RHP Jose Mesa Jr., son of former big leaguer Jose Mesa in the 24th round from Charles Flanagan HS (Fla.). Von Miller Jersey . 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When the Sprint Cup points leader finally climbed out of the cockpit of his No. 48 Lowes Chevrolet more than 30 minutes later Friday, after Brad Keselowski and the rest of the field failed to top his lap of 191. Peyton Manning Pink Jersey . Herrera missed 11 games with an infection in his left wrist. He played three games for Triple-A Colorado Springs on a rehab assignment and had one RBI.WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Goldeyes have made several moves in advance of tonights game against the Sioux Falls Pheasants. The Goldeyes have signed outfielder Dan Barbero and right-handed pitcher Brian Beuning, acquired right-handed pitcher Stephen Kahn from the Laredo Lemurs and placed infielder Amos Ramon on the inactive list, retroactive to June 17. Barbero, 29, appeared in six games for the Goldeyes this season before being released on June 7. He hit .294 with a double and two RBI in 22 at-bats during those six games. Beuning, 31, will join the Goldeyes for these three games in Sioux Falls. He pitched in Winnipeg in 2007 and 2008 and is fifth all-time on the Goldeyes games played list for a pitcher with 87 appearances. Peyton Manning White Jersey. nbsp;Kahn, 28, is a former farmhand of the Seattle Mariners. He pitched in nine games with the Lemurs this season, going 1-1 with a 4.08 ERA. He reached Double-A with the Mariners in 2006 and was drafted by Seattle in the fifth round of the 2005 MLB amateur draft. Kahn has been placed on the disabled list, retroactive to June 17, and is expected to join the Goldeyes on Thursday. Ramon was placed on the inactive list after suffering a separated shoulder Saturday night in Sioux City. Hes expected to miss the next six to eight weeks. The Goldeyes now have 22 players on their active roster, including 12 pitchers and 10 position players. ' ' '
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