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PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Jake Odorizzi shut down New York in the start of a key weekend for the Yankees.Ordorizzi pitched masterfully into the seventh inning, Logan Forsythe and Corey Dickerson hit solo homers in the first, and the Tampa Bay Rays cooled off the surging Yankees 5-1 on Friday night.Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner was expected to be at game that saw scouts from many playoff contenders in attendance for the start of a three-game series with Mondays non-waiver trade deadline looming that could help determine if New York might join Tampa Bay as potential sellers.Try and win every game no matter what the situation is, Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.The Yankees had won eight of 11 to get 3 1/2 games behind Boston for the second AL wild card, prompting Girardi before the game to call the Rays series big.This is playoff baseball for us, Girardi said.Teams represented included San Francisco, the Chicago Cubs, Florida, Cleveland, Washington, Toronto, Baltimore, Texas and the Chicago White Sox.Odorizzi (5-5) struck out five and allowed six hits over 6 2/3 innings. Alex Colome entered with two on and one out in the ninth, and got two straight outs for his 23rd save.Im not really worried about it, to be honest, Odorizzi said of trade speculation. Im worried about what I do here, and coming out in the second half and starting off well, which I think we have. Thats what my purpose is, to get better because in the first half I wasnt happy with myself.Ivan Nova (7-6) gave up five runs and six hits in 4 1/3 innings. When pulled by Girardi, Nova directed several comments toward plate umpire Laz Diaz walking toward the dugout and then fired his glove against the wall after reaching the dugout steps.Ivan wasnt pleased with his strike zone, Girardi said. Its hard for me to tell, but I thought there were some pitches that looked pretty good.Nova didnt blame the strike zone for his loss, but bad pitch command.TRAINERS ROOMYankees: RHP Bryan Mitchell, out since the end of spring training with a left toe injury, will throw in a simulated game Saturday.Rays: RHP Alex Cobb (Tommy John surgery) resumed a minor league rehab assignment after taking 2 1/2 weeks off due to fatigue and struck out two over two hitless innings for Class A Charlotte.MOVING DAYTampa Bay placed 1B Logan Morrison (right forearm strain) and OF Oswaldo Arcia (right elbow strain) on the 15-day disabled list. RHP Brad Boxberger (strained left oblique) was reinstated from the 15-day DL and INF-OF Nick Franklin was recalled from Triple-A Durham.A-RODGirardi said DH Alex Rodriguez could start Saturday night after being out of the lineup six straight games. A-Rod, who singled as a pinch-hitter in the ninth, is in a 2-for-22 slump.UP NEXTRays LHP Drew Smyly (2-11) looks to end an 11-start winless streak -- that includes seven losses -- as he goes against Yankees RHP Nathan Eovaldi (9-6). Black Kanken Backpack Cheap . Ronaldo produced a spectacular individual performance on Tuesday, scoring all three goals and guiding Portugal into the next years World Cup in Brazil with a 3-2 victory in Sweden. The Real Madrid forward has scored 66 goals in 2013, but the last three may be the boost he needs to upstage Messi after FIFA unexpectedly extended the voting period for the Ballon dOr to Nov. Fjallraven Kanken Uk . Ferrer, trying to win his fourth title on Mexican soil, will next play South Africas Kevin Anderson, who eliminated American Sam Querrey,7-6 (2), 6-4. Also Wednesday, Gilles Simon (6) of France beat Donald Young of the United States 6-4, 6-3, Ukraines Alexandr Dolgopolov downed Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6-3, 6-4 and Croatias Ivo Karlovic defeated Dudi Sela of Israel 7-6 (4), 6-2. http://www.kankenbackpackuk.com/ .Y. -- Syracuse has turned up the defence at the right time all season, and when High Point threatened to pull off a monumental upset the second-ranked Orange did what they do best with their quick hands and savvy play. Kanken Bag Uk . Halladay signed a one-day contract with the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday that allowed the veteran right-hander to retire as a member of team with which he broke into the majors and spent the bulk of his distinguished 16-year career. Kanken Backpack Yellow Uk . To the surprise of many, it isnt the Wolverines but their in-state rivals the Michigan State Spartans. Clemsons Dabo Swinney and Virginia Techs Justin Fuente will be on opposite sidelines in Saturdays ACC Championship game, but they were almost much closer than that.Then the offensive coordinator at TCU, Fuente was a finalist in 2011 when Swinney was looking for a young and innovative coach to direct the Tigers offense.I really had kind of done my homework and research kind of independently, and then confirmed it with some people that I trusted, and I kind of got it down to three guys, and Chad Morris and Justin were the top two that I wanted to actually bring in and meet with and then kind of go from there, Swinney recalled this week.I just had a lot of respect for the job he had done and watched him closely.Swinney eventually hired Morris, and Fuente earned his first head coaching job at Memphis, turning around a program that had gone 5-31 in the previous years. The Tigers were 7-17 in his first two seasons, but then 10-3 in 2014, including a double-overtime victory against BYU in the Miami Beach Bowl, and 9-3 in the 2015 season.That team also went to a bowl game, but Fuente was already on his way to replacing Frank Beamer, the winningest active coach in the game, with the Hokies.The interview process at No. 3 Clemson (11-1; No. 3 CFP) created the foundation for a friendship.We just got along well, Fuente said of his day-and-a-half in Clemson. I mean, we certainly didnt spend two days talking about how he runs his program. I mean, we talked a little bit about offensive football, but I just enjoyed being around him, enjoyed having conversatioons about different ways to do things.ddddddddddddThe coaches now exchange occasional text messages and spend time together at ACC coaches meetings.I would shoot him just an encouragement text from time to time or he might send me one and then we talked a little bit about some recruiting, Swinney said. I had a couple players that had an opportunity that we had recruited here and for whatever reason was looking for another place to go, so I reached out to him a couple different times on a couple different players that had opportunities to go and play for him.On Saturday night, Swinneys Tigers will be looking to not only claim their second consecutive ACC championship, but preserve their spot in the College Football Playoff against a four-time ACC champion back on the rise.The Hokies (9-3; No. 23 CFP) had to win their final game three times in Beamers last four seasons to achieve the six victories needed to ensure an bowl opportunity, but they had no such concerns with Fuente taking over this season, installing his up-tempo offense and retaining longtime defensive coordinator Bud Foster to guide the defense.For them to be back in the championship game, I think, is just an incredible accomplishment, Swinney said, and I knew when they hired him that it wouldnt take long for him to get them back to this point.---More AP college football: http://collegefootball.ap.org---Follow Hank on Twitter: www.twitter.com/hankkurzjr ' ' '