St Petersburg, Florida: Alex Rodriguez homered for the first time since coming off the disabled list and Japan’s Masahiro Tanaka pitched seven shutout innings as the New York Yankees beat Tampa Bay 4-1 on Friday night. Rodriguez returned Thursday after missing three weeks with a strained right hamstring. His sixth homer of the season and 693rd overall off Chris Archer came during a three-run sixth. Josh Donaldson hit two home runs and drove in five runs as Toronto snapped a five-game home losing streak to beat Red Sox 7-5. In Washington, Stephen Piscotty hit a grand slam off Max Scherzer during a five-run third inning and Jaime Garcia nullified the Washington Nationals line-up as the St. Louis Cardinals won 6-2 on the road.