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 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Leave it to the last-place Devil Rays to provide some relief for the struggling New York Yankees. Mike Mussina pitched seven solid innings and Gary Sheffield went 3-for-4 with an RBI on Monday night to help the Yankees rebound from a miserable homestand with a 6-2 victory that extended Tampa Bay's losing streak to a season-high eight games.
Rey Sanchez had a two-run single and Bernie Williams and Jorge Posada also drove in runs for New York, which lost six of nine games at Yankee Stadium during a homestand that concluded Sunday with an ugly 8-6 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.
Mussina (2-2) allowed five hits, including Alex Sanchez's two-run homer, in his 213th career victory. He struck out two and walked two before being replaced by Tom Gordon in the eighth.
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