Theeeeeee Yankees Win

With another rough A.J. Burnett outing, tonight for the Yankees didn't look to promising.

However, with the experience and grit of the New York Yankees, no lead is out of reach for the Yanks.

As the Yankees continued to chip away at the Rays lead, Robinson Cano, Mark Teixera, Brett Gardner and Eduardo Nunez drove in runs to bring the Yankees within reach for the second-place Yankees.

Russel Martin made his way to the plate with the bases-loaded in the top of the ninth, as his patience drew a bases-loaded walk with two outs to give the Yankees a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night.

Rookie left-hander Alex Torres (0-1) yielded the winning run in his major league debut after New York loaded the bases on Curtis Granderson's single, an intentional walk to Nick Swisher and another walk to Andruw Jones. Martin worked Torres to a full count, fouled off a pitch and then took ball four to push Granderson across the plate.

The Yanks rallied from a 4-1 deficit to remain 1 1/2 games behind the Boston Red Sox in the AL East standings.

All-Star David Robertson (3-0) had pitched a perfect eighth inning, striking out two to get the victory. As Mariano had his usual outing working a one-two-three ninth to earn his 24th save in 28 opportunities.