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Alex Rodriguez had the hot bat in Tampa as he delivered two solo home runs.
David Robertson entered the game with the bases loaded to relieve Ivan Nova and struck out B.J. Upton and Kelly Shoppach in a huge moment of the game. With the 6-game losing streak, Girardi chose to not take any chances as he called upon Mariano Rivera to get the last out of the game.
