Joba Chamberlain labored through four innings, throwing 91 pitches. (Kathy Willens/AP)
By Willie Bans / MLB.com
Mariano Rivera entered a tie game in the ninth, but the lights-out Yankees closer allowed the go-ahead run to score on Michael Young's RBI single to take the loss. Right-hander Joba Chamberlain allowed two runs on five hits and four walks in just four innings of work.
BATTING 2B: Bradley (21, Giese), Kinsler (27, Rivera). TB: Kinsler 3; Young 2; Bradley 3; Davis, C; Saltalamacchia; Vazquez. RBI: Davis, C (5), Saltalamacchia (17), Young (44). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bradley; Byrd 2; Young; Murphy; Boggs. Team LOB: 12.
BASERUNNING SB: Kinsler 3 (23, 2nd base off Robertson/Posada, 2nd base off Chamberlain/Posada, 3rd base off Rivera/Posada), Hamilton (4, 2nd base off Rivera/Posada).