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Elijah Dukes homered to center field in the fifth for his first big-league long ball. (Bill Kostroun/AP)

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YANKEES 9, RAYS 5 Team

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Kazmir battles, but Rays ultimately fall to Yanks
Scott Kazmir endured a 35-pitch first inning and left the game in the bottom of the sixth with a two-run lead, but four Rays relievers surrendered six hits in three innings. Elijah Dukes hit a solo home run in his Major League debut, and Carl Crawford and B.J. Upton had two hits each. Wrap >

• Dukes shows promise on big stage
• Exciting debut for Dukes

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Lineups

1. LF Carl Crawford

2. SS Ben Zobrist

3. DH Rocco Baldelli

4. 1B Ty Wigginton

5. RF Delmon Young

6. 3B Akinori Iwamura

7. C Dioner Navarro

8. CF Elijah Dukes

9. 2B B.J. Upton

1. CF Johnny Damon

2. SS Derek Jeter

3. RF Bobby Abreu

4. 3B Alex Rodriguez

5. DH Jason Giambi

6. LF Hideki Matsui

7. C Jorge Posada

8. 2B Robinson Cano

9. 1B Josh Phelps

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Elijah Dukes

Dukes' first big-league homer
Elijah Dukes homered to center field at Yankee Stadium.

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