A-Rod hits 2 more bombs, but Yankees lose to Rays

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Two more homers by Alex Rodriguez couldn't pull the New York Yankees out of a tailspin.
A-Rod tied the major league record for home runs in April, hitting his 13th and 14th of the season in a 10-8 loss to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Monday night.
Rocco Baldelli and B.J. Upton offset the Yankees star by combining to drive in seven runs for Tampa Bay.
Baldelli hit a three-run homer off Kei Igawa (1-1) in the second inning. Upton lined a solo shot off the left-field foul pole in the fourth for a 5-3 lead, then added a three-run double off reliever Luis Vizcaino to finish with a career-high four RBIs.
Streak hits four
The Yankees, swept during a weekend series in Boston, dropped their fourth straight despite getting homers in the second and ninth innings from A-Rod. Rodriguez's average rose to .400 after going 4-for-5 with three RBIs and four runs scored.
The second-inning solo shot off Casey Fossum (2-1) was the 477th of A-Rod's career and extended his hitting streak to 18 games to start this season and 23 in a row dating to last September.
The two-run shot off Al Reyes in the ninth gave him 34 RBIs and tied the mark for homers in April set by Albert Pujols in 2006.
Igawa allowed seven runs and eight hits in 4 1/3 innings. New York pitchers have given up six runs or more in five straight games and nine of 18 this season.
Rodriguez lined a 2-2 pitch into the left-field stands off Fossum, who also yielded a solo homer to Robinson Cano in the fifth. The Devil Rays left-hander allowed six runs and 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings and benefited from the Yankees hitting into four double plays.
Derek Jeter singled in the seventh inning, giving him a 14-game hitting streak. He and Hideki Matsui, activated from the disabled list earlier Monday, drove in runs for the Yankees with sacrifice flies.
Josh Phelps drew a bases-loaded walk and Jason Giambi added an RBI single as New York pulled within 7-6 in the sixth. But the Yankees bullpen couldn't keep the Devil Rays from pulling away again.
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