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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Rays had some success at the expense of the sliding New York Yankees.Rookie left-hander Blake Snell struck out nine over 5 1/3 innings, Luke Maile had a key two-run single and the Rays completed a three-game sweep by beating the Yankees 5-3 on Sunday.Snell (3-4) allowed two runs and five hits, several hours after the Yankees traded All-Star reliever Andrew Miller to Cleveland for touted outfielder Clint Frazier and three others. New York had sent closer Aroldis Chapman to the Chicago Cubs on Monday in a five-player deal.I just feel more confidence, I guess, Snell said. Nothing really changed. Ive just to get better and keep focusing on the little things thatll make me better.Tampa Bay tied its season-high with a four-game winning streak. The Rays are 8-5 since losing 24 of 27.It feels good to get back on a nice little run here, Rays manager Kevin Cash said. To finish off a sweep, we played really good baseball this weekend and it shows with the amount of wins we got.After winning eight of 10, New York lost its fourth straight game and fell to .500 at 52-52.We have no one to blame but ourselves, Yankees designated hitter Alex Rodriguez said. We knew what was at stake and we just didnt get it done.Maile made it 5-2 in the sixth with a bases-loaded, two-run single after Michael Pineda (5-10) issued a two-out intentional walk to Nick Franklin.It was probably the worst slider he threw all day, Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.Brad Miller put the Rays ahead 3-0 with a solo homer in the fifth that hit off netting covering a tank with live rays in center field.Alex Colome got three outs for his 25th save.Carlos Beltran tied Darrell Evans for 51st place on the career home-run list at 414 with a two-run drive in the sixth that cut the Yankees deficit to 3-2. Beltran is one run from joining Rodriguez and Albert Pujols as the only active players to have at least 1,500 RBI and 1,500 runs.Honestly, for me, its out of my hands what might happen, said Beltran, who also could be dealt. Im not going to think about it.TRAINERS ROOMYankees: GM Brian Cashman said OF Mason Williams left his game with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Saturday night with a quadriceps injury.Rays: OF Desmond Jennings (strained left hamstring) could return in the next few days.A-RODRodriguez was back on the bench after striking out in all four at-bats Saturday night as the designated hitter. He struck out as a pinch hitter in the ninth, extending his slump to 2 for 27 slump. 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MINNEAPOLIS -- When Todd Frazier was acquired by the White Sox last December, there was an expectation he would add a powerful component to the Chicago lineup.He has.Frazier homered for the second straight game, Adam Eaton had four hits and the White Sox pulled away to beat the Minnesota Twins 11-4 on Friday night.Fraziers homer was his 35th of the year and established a record for a Chicago third baseman. White Sox manager Robin Ventura hit 34 in 1996.He told me he was going to take me out the other day and not let me play for the rest of the season, Frazier said smiling. It was all fun. . Halfway during the year it was kind of the goal that I wanted to get him.Added Ventura, who briefly playfully avoided Frazier in the dugout after the hit: Youre proud of him.Carlos Rodon (6-8) tied a season-high with seven innings pitched for his career-high fourth straight win as the White Sox ended a four-game losing streak.Rodon wasnt as sharp as his previous five outings when he was 3-0 with a 1.47 ERA, with each one a quality start. He allowed seven hits, four runs -- three earned -- and hit two batters, but was more successful later in the game, retiring eight of the final nine hitters he faced.I made a good adjustment late, Rodon said. Going in wasnt working, so I decided to go up and in.Brian Dozier homered for Minnesota, which ended a 13-game losing streak Thursday. The Twins have the majors worst record at 50-85.Starter Kyle Gibson (5-9), who had given up one earned run in 12 2/3 innings against Chicago this season, allowed five in 5 2/3 innings on Friday. The right-hander has allowed 30 earned runs in 39 2/3 innings over his past seven starts -- including a complete game allowing three runs Aug. 17 in Atlanta -- to push his season ERA to 5.31.I dont know, Gibson said. Its been kind of frustrating ever since in Atlanta. I thought I kind of turned the corner and made an adjustment. Itss been a couple times this year where I feel like Ive been on the verge of kind of figuring something out and then a big inning happens or a bad start happens.ddddddddddddLeading 5-4, Jose Abreu singled up the middle on a less-than-full swing to score two runs in a three-run eighth. Eaton had an RBI single and Melky Cabrera a two-run single in the ninth.Chicago tied a season-high with 16 hits. It had 15 in Thursdays 8-5 loss.Its refreshing, Frazier said. We should have done a lot more like that, but just couldnt do it.Doziers three-run homer gave the Twins a 3-1 lead in the third. It was the 33rd of the season for the second baseman, who hit 13 in August and has a majors-best 19 since the All-Star break.ABREU STAYS HOTAbreu was 3 for 6 with an RBI and has reached base in a career-high 29 straight games, the longest run by a White Sox player since Juan Pierre had a 29-game streak six years ago. Abreu has 11 hits in 23 at-bats in his last five games. He had three hits, including a home run Thursday, and hit .362 with eight home runs and 18 RBI in August.TRAINERS ROOMWhite Sox: SS Tim Anderson, who left Thursdays game with a bruised right calf, did not play. The rookie, who has hit safely in 21 of his last 24 games