Upton keys 7-run inning in Sabathia’s sloppy sixth, Rays beat Yankees 10-3

Upton keys Rays’ 7-run inning in win over Yanks

NEW YORK — B.J. Upton and Carl Crawford each drove in two runs in a seven-run sixth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays knocked around CC Sabathia in his much-anticipated rematch with David Price and beat the New York Yankees 10-3 Thursday night.

Price (18-6) labored through six innings but Sabathia (20-7) struggled even more. The Rays beat New York for the second straight day, splitting the four-game set and pulling within a half-game of the Yankees in the AL East.

The victory gave Tampa Bay a 10-8 season series edge — the first tiebreaker to decide the division if the teams are all square after 162 games. The Rays finish the season with series against Seattle, Baltimore and Kansas City. The Yankees have six games against Boston and three at Toronto.