Yankees tie it 3 times in late innings before finally beating Rays 5-4 in 11
Trent Grisham hit a tying homer in the eighth, Anthony Volpe did the same in the ninth and Cody Bellinger evened the score again for the Yankees with an RBI triple in the 10th.
Moments later, New York took advantage of a critical balk by reliever Kevin Kelly (0-3) to remain four games behind first-place Toronto in the AL East.
Grisham's leadoff homer in the eighth and Giancarlo Stanton's run-scoring single off Bryan Baker gave the Yankees a 2-1 lead.
Josh Lowe put Tampa Bay back in front with a two-run homer off closer Devin Williams in the ninth, but Volpe went deep against Pete Fairbanks with one out in the bottom half.
Jonathan Aranda hit a sacrifice fly against Luke Weaver in the 10th to put the Rays ahead 4-3 before Bellinger's tying triple off Edwin Uceta in the bottom half.
Kelly's balk advanced runners to second and third with nobody out in the 11th, forcing the Rays to play their outfield shallow. McMahon, acquired last week from Colorado to fill a void at third base, hit a long fly to center that landed just shy of the warning track.
Tim Hill (4-3) worked a scoreless inning for the win, aided when McMahon reached high at third base to snag Lowe's leadoff line drive.
Brandon Lowe doubled home a third-inning run for the Rays in his return from the injured list.
Key moment
Volpe hit his sixth homer in 12 games but committed his third throwing error in two nights at shortstop. He leads the majors with 16 errors.
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The Rays (54-55) dropped below .500 for the first time since May 24. They have lost eight of 10 and are a major league-worst 8-20 since June 27 following an MLB-best 25-9 stretch.
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Rays RHP Ryan Pepiot (6-8) faces RHP Marcus Stroman (2-2) in the finale of the four-game series Thursday afternoon.
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