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4:10 pm EDT Sat Jul 17, 2010

Sheer emotion might help lead the New York Yankees to a winning series as they continue to mourn the passing of owner George Steinbrenner. The same day the Steinbrenner family is scheduled to hold a private funeral for the longtime owner in Florida, the Yankees try for a third straight victory Saturday against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays. A few hours after a pregame ceremony honored Steinbrenner, who died of a heart attack at age 80 on Tuesday, the AL East-leading Yankees opened up a three-game lead over Tampa Bay by rallying for a 5-4 win Friday. Nick Swisher hit a tying home run in the eighth, then singled home the winning run in the ninth as the Yankees won for the ninth time in 10 games. While Steinbrenner’s funeral will be held Saturday in Tampa, Fla., more ceremonies will take place during Old-Timers Day at Yankee Stadium. Playing their first series in 37 1/2 years without their blustery owner, the Yankees have a chance to further distance themselves from the second-place Rays. The teams have split six games against each other in 2010, and have 12 remaining.

Swisher went 3 for 5 with three RBIs on Friday. The All-Star is 11 for 25 with three home runs in his last six games and 7 for 19 with two homers against the Rays this season. The Yankees turn to A.J. Burnett as he tries for a third straight strong start. Burnett has allowed two runs in 13 2-3 innings over his last two outings. Both runs came in seven innings of a 6-2 win at Oakland on July 7. It was Burnett’s first victory since May 30. The right-hander is 12-5 with a 2.98 ERA in 23 starts against Tampa Bay. However, he allowed six runs in 6 2-3 innings of a 10-6 home loss to the Rays on May 19. Evan Longoria is 11 for 30 against Burnett. The Tampa Bay All-Star went 1 for 4 with an RBI on Friday. Carl Crawford, who had two hits in the opener, is a lifetime .340 hitter versus Burnett. Tampa Bay’s Jeff Niemann comes out of the break to face New York for the first time this season. He is 1-0 with a 2.93 ERA in three starts against the Yankees.