Sanchez, Tanaka lead Yanks to 7th straight win, beat Rays (Yahoo Sports)

Gary Sanchez homered and almost hit another while Tampa Bay was trying to intentionally walk him, leading Masahiro Tanaka and the hard-charging New York Yankees to their season-best seventh straight win, 5-1 over the Rays on Saturday. The Yankees closed within three games of AL East-leading Boston, their closest to the lead since mid-April. Chris Archer (8-18) tied the Tampa Bay record for losses in a season, set by Tanyon Sturtze in 2002.