Rookie starter Cam Schlittler lost his bid for a perfect game in the seventh inning against the Rays, on a night when the Yankees stumbled late but still rallied to a 10-inning victory.

After a sweep over the Rays and Cardinals, the Yankees have won five consecutive games and seven of the past eight. For the Red Sox, they are losers of three straight after getting swept by the Orioles. Boston owns the season edge, 5-1 over New York, so this should be a fun four-game set.

Schlittler struck out Simpson, the Rays' leadoff man, looking at a 97-mph fastball on the inside corner to start a 1-2-3, 11-pitch bottom half and he made it six-up, six-down with an 11-pitch second, striking out Feduccia swinging at a 99-mph fastball to end the inning. Schlittler was at just 66 pitches through six.

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