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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Lyle Overbay made the biggest in a series of big plays Saturday that showed why the New York Yankees are on top in the AL East. Overbay homered with two outs in the 11th inning, and the Yankees rallied late to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Saturday. "Hes a big reason why we are where were at," said New York manager Joe Girardi of Overbay, who is filling in for the injured Mark Teixeira. "Its a big home run. Its a big win." Overbay drilled a 1-0 pitch from Josh Lueke (0-2) into the right field seats to give New York the lead. "Id been missing fastballs all day, and it was good just to get on top of one," Overbay said. "Exciting to do that." Ivan Nova (2-1), who made his first relief appearance after returning from a right triceps injury and being moved from the Yankees rotation to the bullpen, struck out James Loney and got an inning-ending grounder from Matt Joyce with the bases loaded in the 10th. "Ive got to take advantage of every opportunity," Nova said. Mariano Rivera pitched a perfect 11th inning for his 18th straight save to start the season. The right-hander tied Dennis Eckersley for fourth place for games pitched with 1,071. He had been tied with Hoyt Wilhelm, who coached Rivera in the minors. "I think thats why we appreciate him so much because of his consistency year in and year out," Girardi said. The Yankees scored twice in the ninth against struggling Tampa Bay closer Fernando Rodney to pull even at 3. With two outs, Overbay walked, went to second on a balk, and scored on Brennan Boeschs pinch-hit RBI double. Brett Gardner then added a run-scoring single. Gardner was caught attempting to steal second with Robinson Cano batting. "When we tied it, youve got to feel good about your chances," Gardner said. "The momentum is on our side, but were still playing on the road and theyve got the last shot at it. Another outstanding pitching performance today, and we were able to steal one." Rodney is just 9 for 14 in save chances this year after converting 48 of 50 opportunities last season. "This has been really awkward to watch," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "Hes been within one pitch of almost being perfect this season. Three of the blown saves have come down to the last pitch. Ive not lost any patience with it. As long as he doesnt lose confidence in himself, I will not lose confidence in him." Tampa Bay appeared poised to win it in the bottom of the ninth, but Ichiro Suzuki made a sliding catch in right field on Yunel Escobars liner with a runner on second. "Amazing," Girardi said. "I heard some people in the stands, say There it is. They thought the game was over. Theres so many big things that happened in this game to give us an opportunity to win that game." Rays starter Matt Moore, looking to start the season 9-0, got a no-decision despite allowing one run and five hits in six innings. In his other start against New York this season, the left-hander gave up one run and two hits over eight innings on April 22 in a 5-1 victory. Yankees rookie Vidal Nuno allowed two runs and five hits over six-plus innings. The left-hander, making his second start and fourth appearance, has given up three runs in 14 innings overall. Loney singled off Nuno to start the seventh and went to third when Joyce had a pinch-hit double against Shawn Kelley. Kelly Johnson then put Tampa Bay up 2-1 on a single off Boone Logan. The Rays advantage grew to 3-1 when Joyce slid home safely under catcher Austin Romines tag attempt after Escobar hit a grounder to shortstop Jayson Nix. Johnson has driven in 18 runs over his 20 games this month. The Yankees took a 1-0 lead in the first when Gardner had a leadoff double and scored on a two-out single by Travis Hafner. Tampa Bay tied it at 1 on Desmond Jennings two-out RBI double during the fifth. 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Morgan State?has removed the interim tag and named Fred Farrier as its head coach.The 44-year-old Farrier was named the interim coach in February and led Morgan State to a 3-8 record this season, including 3-5 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The Bears had four players earn all-conference honors and 15 selected to the conferences academic team.In my assessment of the football program, it became clear to me that Coach Farrier is committed to the values of Morgan State University and the athletics department, athletic director Edward Scott said. Fred has shown a true commitment to the overall student-athlete experience and he provides much needed stability for our program moving fforward.ddddddddddddFarrier, a native of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, is the 14th head coach in school history. He spent the 2014 and 15 seasons as the Bears offensive coordinator under Lee Hull, who left last offseason to join the Indianapolis Colts staff.A graduate of Holy Cross, Farrier was the head coach at Division II Kentucky State from 2005-09, going 19-25. Hes also been an assistant at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Tennessee Tech and Saginaw Valley State, and he spent two seasons as a graduate assistant at Michigan State under then-coach Nick Saban. ' ' '