Ellsbury steals home, Yankees stop skid by beating Rays (Yahoo Sports)

Jacoby Ellsbury stole home, a daring dash that seemed to startle most everyone at Yankee Stadium and helped New York rush past the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 Friday night. Ellsbury became the first Yankees player to pull off a straight steal of home since Derek Jeter since 2001. Brian McCann hit an early two-run homer, then sliced a tiebreaking single in the sixth as the Yankees ended a three-game losing skid.