The Yankees scored twice in the ninth inning against struggling Tampa Bay closer Fernando Rodney to pull even, and Lyle Overbay homered with two outs in the 11th to lift New York to a 4-3 victory over the Rays Saturday in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Ivan Nova (2-1), who made his first relief appearance for the Yankees after returning from a right triceps injury, struck out James Loney and got an inning-ending grounder from Matt Joyce with the bases loaded in the 10th.
With two outs in the top of the ninth, Overbay walked, went to second on a balk, and scored on Brennan Boesch’s pinch-hit RBI double. Brett Gardner then added a run-scoring single.
Rodney is just 9 for 14 in save chances this year after converting 48 of 50 opportunities last season.
Rays starter Matt Moore, looking to start the season 9-0, got a no-decision despite allowing one run in six innings.
Giants 6, Rockies 5 — Angel Pagan became the first San Francisco player to end a game with an inside-the-park homer, connecting with a runner aboard in the 10th inning to give the Giants a thrilling victory.
Troy Tulowitzki homered leading off the 10th to put the Rockies ahead, 5-4, but Colorado closer Rafael Betancourt (1-2) walked Brandon Crawford to open the bottom half. Guillermo Quiroz sacrificed before Pagan sent a long drive that hit the base of the wall and caromed away from right fielder Michael Cuddyer.
The last major leaguer to hit a walkoff inside-the-park home run was Tampa Bay’s Rey Sanchez on June 11, 2004. The previous Giants player to do it was Hall of Famer Bill Terry on Aug. 24, 1931, when the club was in New York.
Angels 7, Royals 0 — Josh Hamilton and Hank Conger homered to back Billy Buckner’s first major league win since 2009 and Los Angeles rolled to its seventh straight victory. Kansas City has lost 15 of 19, including seven straight at home.
Dodgers 5, Cardinals 3 — Adrian Gonzalez homered and drove in three runs, Mark Ellis lined a go-ahead double in the sixth, and host Los Angeles got past St. Louis.
Twins 3, Tigers 2 — Joe Mauer homered and had three hits to help visiting Minnesota break a 10-game losing streak.
Orioles 6, Blue Jays 5 — Danny Valencia hit a two-run homer and Adam Jones added a solo shot to help visiting Baltimore win for the fourth time in five games following a six-game losing streak.
Braves 6, Mets 0— Mike Minor homered for his first two RBIs in the majors and struck out 10 as visiting Atlanta posted its second win in a matter of hours, beating New York for its eighth straight victory.
Earlier, Dan Uggla had an RBI single in the 10th and the Braves won, 7-5, in the resumption of a game suspended by rain Friday after eight innings with the score tied.
Phillies 5, Nationals 3 — Domonic Brown homered and hit an RBI double as Philadelphia beat host Washington.
White Sox 2, Marlins 1 — Conor Gillaspie hit a walkoff single in the ninth to score Dewayne Wise, lifting host Chicago over Miami.
Reds 5, Cubs 2 — Host Cincinnati scored four times in the sixth off Chicago starter Travis Wood (4-3) and the Reds won their fifth in a row while handing the Cubs their sixth consecutive loss.
Athletics 11, Astros 5 — Josh Donaldson had four hits and every Oakland hitter had at least one RBI in a win at Houston.
Pirates 5, Brewers 2 — Pedro Alvarez hit two of Pittsburgh’s four homers and Jeff Locke shut out host Milwaukee over six innings to improve to 5-1.
Rangers 5, Mariners 2 — David Murphy drove in three runs and visiting Texas roughed up Seattle ace Felix Hernandez (5-4), who allowed 11 hits and five runs over 5⅔ innings.
Padres 10, Diamondbacks 4 — Everth Cabrera finished a triple shy of the cycle and totaled four RBIs for San Diego in Phoenix.