Left-hander Drew Smyly was the beneficiary of all this power as he notched his first win of the season while tossing seven innings of one-run ball. He allowed an RBI double in the fourth to Alex Rodriguez, who later exited with oblique stiffness.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Blowing out the candles: Sunday wasn't just another day for Souza, as it was the first time he played in a Major League game on his birthday. The outfielder took advantage of the birthday cheer, smashing the first ball he swung at an estimated 431 feet, according to Statcast™, to expand the Rays' lead to five runs in the first inning. In the fifth inning, Souza struck again, pulling a pitch into the second deck, this one estimated at 365 feet. It was Souza's second career multi-homer game, with the first coming on April 6.
Souza's two home runs
TB@NYY: Souza belts two home runs vs. Yankees
Steven Souza belts two home runs against the Yankees, a two-run shot in the 1st inning and a solo homer in 5th
Two out, nobody on: Pineda retired the opening two batters of the game on five pitches and then the Rays unloaded a five-run frame on six hits -- the Dickerson and Souza homers and three doubles.
Dickerson's two-run shot
TB@NYY: Dickerson opens the scoring with two-run shot
Corey Dickerson crushes a two-run home run to right field to stake the Rays to an early 2-0 lead in the 1st inning
Barry M. Bloom is a national reporter for MLB.com based in New York and writes an MLBlog, Boomskie on Baseball. Follow @boomskie on Twitter.
Nick Suss is a reporter for MLB.com and covered the Rays on Sunday.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
Rays blast 5 home runs in rout of Yankees
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