The New York Yankees held a two-run lead in the ninth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium, but the familiar refrain of Metallica's "Enter Sandman" was not heard.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yankee Stadium was home run heaven for batters on Tuesday with the first six runs of New York's 5-3 win over Tampa Bay coming off five roundtrippers. Raul Ibanez slugged a pair of homers as the Yankees got the better of the Rays in the long-ball battle in the Bronx to make up ground in the American League East. New York improved to (16-13) to close in on Tampa Bay (19-11), who are tied for first in the AL East. ...

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Josh Hamilton won over baseball on a summer night in the Bronx four years ago, putting on an unbelievable show of power in the home run derby at old Yankee Stadium. [Photos: Josh Hamilton's big night] On Tuesday night in … Continue reading →

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Mariano Rivera's career may have ended Thursday night, not while basking in the glow of adoring fans at Yankee Stadium, but in agonizing pain on the outfield grass before a few thousand fans in Kansas City.

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Baltimore: RHP Jake Arrieta threw eight shutout innings Wednesday at Yankee Stadium, but manager Buck Showalter decided not to let him complete the shutout bid. Arrieta had thrown 111 pitches, and Showalter admitted he considered sending him out for the ninth. "Sure, but this is a guy coming off surgery," Showalter said. Arrieta had a right elbow operation last August. ... 1B Nick Johnson, who began his big-league career with the Yankees, finally got his season on track this week against his former team. After entering the series 0-for-26 on the year, he went 3-for-9 in the Bronx.

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The Baltimore Orioles were 5-0 winners on Wednesday behind right-hander Jake Arrieta's handling of a New York Yankees offense that scored a total of three runs on the teams' three-game set at Yankee Stadium this week.

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Baseball isn't a contact sport ... until there's a collision, of course. New York Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda (W, 2-3) helped his cause at Yankee Stadium Monday night when he got acquainted with Baltimore Orioles right fielder Nick Markakis in such a manner, tagging him out at home plate after receiving a toss from catcher Russell Martin to escape a seventh-inning jam.

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Those who say that same-city interleague series have stopped being special may see their belief reflected in future schedules. Matchups like Mets-Yankees and Cubs-White Sox could become only a one series per year affair, Adam Rubin of ESPN New York reports . That's because the Houston Astros' move to the AL in 2013 (and the necessity for year-round interleague play that follows) has created a scheduling nightmare that even the best computers will have trouble creating. From ESPN New York : The Mets and Yankees will continue to play six games a season -- three apiece at Citi Field and Yankee Stadium -- when the AL East and NL East line up for long-form interleague play every three years. But in the other seasons, a major league source added, the competition likely will be limited to three games at one ballpark, or two games apiece at each ballpark. Sources cautioned that the 2013 Major League Baseball schedule, and the precise new configurations, are still being discussed. I'm guessing those ongoing "discussions" involve Jerry Reinsdorf of the White Sox and Fred Wilpon of the Mets getting their friend Bud Selig on the phone and complaining about the guaranteed three sellouts that could disappear from their ledgers every few seasons.

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With the Michael Pineda trade still a sore subject and the pitching rotation a mess, one would think that Brian Cashman would be avoiding situations that put him smack in the middle of the Yankees' most passionate fans. Then again, the Yanks' general manager not only has a reputation for being a daredevil but for rubbing elbows with certain sectors of society that many others try to avoid. So perhaps it comes as no surprise to learn that Cashman donned a disguise and did "roll call" with Yankee Stadium's "Bleacher Creatures" after receiving an impromptu invitation from leader Bald Vinny before Sunday's 6-2 win over the Detroit Tigers . From ESPN New York :

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NEW YORK--In the seventh inning of the New York Yankees' Sunday afternoon rubber match vs. the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium, Alex Rodriguez took sole possession of eighth place on Major League Baseball's all-time runs batted in list after hitting a grounder to short that enabled catcher Chris Stewart to score on a fielder's choice.

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