Starlin’s HR only Yanks hit, but enough for W

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ST. PETERSBURG — Jake Odorizzi carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning, but one swing of the bat from Starlin Castro changed everything.

With Brett Gardner on base after working a one-out walk, the Yankees’ second baseman launched an offering on a line-drive home run that easily cleared the center-field wall, lifting the Yankees to a 2-1 victory over the Rays at Tropicana Field.

Odorizzi’s strong outing ended after the seventh, with the one hit, the walk and Dustin Ackley reaching on an error earlier in the game being his only blemishes. He struck out six but saw his record fall to 2-3.

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