Granderson's fly lifts Yanks in 11th; Soriano scores winning run vs. Rays.

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Yankees 3, Rays 2: Alfonso Soriano used his legs to help produce a key run for the New York Yankees.

Curtis Granderson drove in Soriano with a sacrifice fly in the 11th inning and the Yankees avoided a three-game sweep by defeating Tampa Bay.

Soriano started the winning rally with a one-out double off Jamey Wright (2-2). He stole third and came home on Granderson's fly ball to center.

''He ends up getting himself safe at third and now the situation changes,'' Granderson said. ''I just have to get a ball to the outfield.''

Yankees manager Joe Girardi gave Soriano the green light to steal.

''If it's no outs you can't do that,'' Girardi said. ''But with one out, we're taking a chance trying to make it easier on Grandy.''

Soriano stumbled on his way to third.

''Being the DH, my leg is not loose 100 percent,'' Soriano said. ''My mind is 100 percent, but legs are not.''

Mariano Rivera, making his last regular-season appearance at Tropicana Field, received a standing ovation before getting the final three outs for his 38th save. The closer is planning to retire after this season.

Rivera has 37 saves at Tropicana Field, the most by any opponent. Second on the list is Jonathan Papelbon with 10. Rivera has converted 64 of 66 save opportunities overall against Tampa Bay.

Boone Logan (4-2) got two outs for the win.

Pinch hitter Alex Rodriguez opened the 10th with a single to center off Wright and went to second on Brett Gardner's sacrifice. Rodriguez then was doubled off second after Wright grabbed a line drive by Ichiro Suzuki that appeared headed toward center field.

White Sox 5, Rangers 2: Jordan Danks homered after replacing the injured Avisail Garcia, backing a solid start by his brother John and helping the surging White Sox beat the visiting Rangers.

The White Sox took two of three from the AL West leaders, giving them eight victories in their last nine games.

Josh Phegley went deep after hitting the winning single in the ninth inning the previous night. John Danks (4-10) outpitched Matt Garza (3-2), allowing two runs over six innings for his second straight win.

A rare bright spot in a miserable season for Chicago was tempered by Garcia crashing into the right-field fence and slowly walking off the field.

Blue Jays 2, Astros 1: Mark Buehrle allowed one run over eight innings and the visiting Blue Jays rallied for two runs in the ninth inning to snap a seven-game losing streak with a win over the Astros.

Buehrle (10-7) allowed seven hits and...