Schlitt happens. History did not, but neither did an awful loss, which the Yankees flirted with as much as Cam Schlittler did a perfect game.

New York finished with five home runs Wednesday night and 14 in the series sweep of the Rays, tying a major league record (Reds, 1999) for most homers in a two-game series.

"Next time, I’m going to try my best not to do what I did,'' said Jose Caballero, after being tossed out in the 10th inning of the Yankees' Wednesday night win at Tampa.