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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Dioner Navarro's two-run homer Saturday keyed Tampa Bay's 5-3 win over the New York Yankees.
The homer, Navarro's eighth this season, gave Tampa Bay a 2-0 lead with two outs in the bottom of the second.
Jason Bartlett had two hits and one RBI.
Two runs scored on a fifth-inning throwing error by reliever Alfredo Aceves, while Akinori Iwamura added two hits for the Rays, who can complete a three-game sweep by winning Sunday's finale.
The winner was starter Jeff Niemann (13-6).
Grant Balfour recorded his fourth save with a 1-2-3 ninth.
New York's Jerry Hairston Jr., Johnny Damon and Mark Teixeira all hit RBI singles.
Six others had one hit each for the AL East-winning Yankees, who have lost three in a row.
The losing pitcher was 37-year-old starter Andy Pettitte (14-8).
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No. 5-seeded Kevin Anderson needed to win a pair of tiebreakers Monday in claiming a first-round win at the SAP Open tennis tournament in California.
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NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 14 (UPI) --
Dozens of fans stood in freezing temperatures along the sidewalks of Newark, N.J., to bear witness to the body of pop singer Whitney Houston being brought home.
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PITTSBURGH, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Researchers say offshore wind farms planned for the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico face severe risks from hurricanes that could destroy half of them.
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BRISBANE, Australia, Feb. 14 (UPI) --
An Australian man who bared his buttocks to Queen Elizabeth during the monarch's visit to the country was fined $800.
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