eeeST. Louis Lipps Jersey . PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Alex Cobb felt like the game was in good hands when he got pulled two outs from a potential shutout. Cobb scattered three hits over 8 1-3 innings, Ben Zobrist drove in two runs and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 3-0 on Wednesday night. "He can get on that kind of a roll," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "When he has his fastball command going, which he had all night, everything else plays off of that." Cobb (3-1) gave up only two hits through the eighth -- Eduardo Nunezs second-inning single and an infield single by Jayson Nix in the sixth. The right-hander, who struck out seven and walked one, was replaced by Fernando Rodney after giving up a one-out single in the ninth to Brett Gardner. "I was pretty tired," Cobb said. "Early in the year, close game. Power guys coming up. Youve got to get the win, and Rodney obviously shuts the door pretty well." After allowing Ichiro Suzukis single, Rodney completed his third save by retiring Robinson Cano and Travis Hafner. Zobrist put the Rays up 2-0 on a two-out, two-run double off Andy Pettitte (3-1) in the fifth. Sean Rodriguez homered for Tampa Bay, which has won 13 of its last 16 homes games against the Yankees dating to July 2011. The Rays have thrown five shutouts this season. Pettitte came up short in his bid to win his first four starts of the season for the first time, giving up three runs and seven hits in six innings. The 40-year old struck out 10, giving him 15 career double-digit strikeout games, and walked one. Jose Molina was hit in the foot by Pettitte to open the fifth. The catcher advanced to third after Yankees right fielder Brennan Boesch was charged with an error for letting Kelly Johnsons ground single go under his glove. Johnson reached second on the miscue. After Pettitte struck out Desmond Jennings and Ryan Roberts, Zobrist, who improved to 9 for 22 against the left-hander, lined his double to centre. "It wasnt over the middle of the plate, it just wasnt a great sequence for me," Pettitte said. "It wasnt a terrible pitch, but obviously it wasnt the right pitch at that time." Waiting in the on-deck circle when Zobrist got his hit was Tampa Bay slugger Evan Longoria, who was 2 for 20, including two hitless at-bats earlier Wednesday, with 11 strikeouts against Pettitte. Longoria hit an inning-ending grounder to third. "Im just trying to get him out," Pettitte said of pitching to Zobrist. "I have no idea what my numbers are on him. I feel like everybodys hitting .300 off me, to tell you the truth, so Im just trying to make pitches." Tampa Bay went ahead 3-0 on a solo homer in the sixth by Rodriguez. Maddon concluded his homestand-long effort to keep his team loose Wednesday by having a pair of penguins, Cliff and Shelly, in the clubhouse before batting practice. "Its a continuation of our attempt to get our players to chill out a bit," Maddon said. Maddon featured a cockatoo, which he had in clubhouse and later on his shoulder as he held his pregame media session on Tuesday. Last weekend he had a DJ play music in the clubhouse and a magician do card tricks. The Rays went 5-1 on the homestand after losing seven of nine on a road trip. "It was a tough, tough road trip," Cobb said. "It was becoming not fun to be in the clubhouse. We definitely made up for that this homestand, which was also fun." NOTES: Yankees INF Kevin Youkilis (lower back tightness) missed his fourth straight game. Manager Joe Girardi hasnt completely ruled out Youkilis from playing Thursday. ... Girardi said OF Curtis Granderson (broken right forearm) took 15 swings of batting practice for the first time in a cage at the teams complex in nearby Tampa. He might take on-field BP this weekend. ... Rays SS Yunel Escobar left with right hamstring tightness. ... MLB announced a scoring change from an Apr 20 game at Toronto that changes Youkilis two-run single in the fifth to an error. ... New York SS Derek Jeter, who found out last Thursday that he fractured his ankle for the second time in six months, will address the injury with reporters Thursday at Yankee Stadium. ... Longoria finished 0 for 4, which stopped his streak of reaching base safely in 34 straight games dating back to last season. Greg Lloyd Jersey . -- All-star pitcher Gio Gonzalez said Thursday the Washington Nationals have agreed to acquire him in a trade from the Oakland Athletics, and the deal is nearly finished. John Stallworth Jersey . A brief statement from World Wrestling Entertainment says the 62-year-old Lawler will be heading home in the next several days. He collapsed at the announcers table at a WWE event at Montreals Bell Centre last Monday night, after suffering a mild heart attack. http://www.shopsteelersgear.us/joe-greene-steelers-jersey/ . Justin Turner doubled in the decisive run with two outs in the ninth inning and New York beat the Chicago Cubs 5-4 on Friday night moments after blowing a one-run lead. Ernie Stautner Jersey . "Hes thrilled with the opportunity to be in a position to help the team in any way he can this post-season," said Cundiffs agent, Paul Sheehy. Troy Polamalu Jersey . The team placed first baseman/designated hitter Adam Lind on the 15-day disabled list on Monday, and recalled first baseman David Cooper from triple-A Las Vegas.SEVILLE, Spain -- Sevilla hired coach Jose Miguel "Michel" Gonzalez on Tuesday to take over from the fired Marcelino Garcia Toral. Michel agreed to a contract until the end of the season that will automatically be extended an extra year if he manages to guide the Andalusian club to a top-four finish and a place in next seasons Champions League. "My message is clear, there are three months to go and I am very excited to help Sevilla get to where it should be," Michel said. "I know the team for the quality of its players. I also know that I arrive in an abnormal situation for a club like Sevilla, which has always had good results but in the last two years has fallen into a complicated situation." The former Real Madrid and Spain player said the key to a turnaround is in the hands of the squad. Keenan Lewis Jersey. "I would be worried if we didnt have good players, but we do," he said. "The moment has arrived for them to realize where they are and what colours they defend." The 48-year-old Michel had been without a coaching job since leaving Getafe at the end of last season. He is Sevillas fourth coach in just over a season and a half. Marcelino was fired Monday, one day after Sevilla lost 2-1 to Villarreal for its seventh straight match without a win. The team is in 11th place, six points away from a Champions League spot. Sevilla has also been eliminated from the Copa del Rey. Marcelino is the eighth Spanish league coach fired this season. ' ' '