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New York Yankees Vs. Tampa Bay Rays Preview: Stop Weeping from Rangers Sweeping

is not much to say after the New York Yankees got swept right out of Texas over the weekend.

The Rangers took all three games and did so without slugger Josh Hamilton, who was out of the lineup with a sore back.

Friday night’s 13-inning battle ended on a Rangers' walkoff home run off Nelson Cruz’s bat.

Saturday night things got even worse, with Derek Jeter getting benched. Still, at the same time I respect skipper Joe Girardi’s decision, as Jeter has hurt more than helped lately, and something had to be done.

At the bottom of the ninth inning, the Yankees were leading 6-5 and Girardi called on Mariano Rivera to close out the game.

Rivera not only allowed the tying run to score, but he loaded ...

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