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Wells has walked just four batters this season

NEW YORK (AP) -- David Wells showed foundering teammate Jeff Weaver how it's done.

Wells pitched an economical seven-hitter, and Jason Giambi and
Ruben Sierra each had three hits as the New York Yankees rebounded
from a nine-run loss with a 10-2 win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
in the second game of Tuesday's day-night doubleheader.

In the opener, the Devil Rays roughed up Weaver for six runs and
10 hits in an 11-2 win, even while hitting into a team-record six
double plays. Jeremi Gonzalez pitched one-hit ball for six innings before a crowd of 14,077 in the makeup of an April 11 rainout.

"A lot of young pitchers can learn from Boomer," Yankees
manager Joe Torre said. "You give (Wells) a lead and he's not
going to beat himself."

Before a more lively crowd of 47,604 on a crisp spring night,
Wells was at his stingy best, walking none. He has walked just four
batters in 100 2/3 innings this season.

"I take pride in this game," Wells said. "You got to know the
hitters, study the reports, go out there and get ahead in the
count."

Wells (9-2) allowed both runs -- one earned -- in his 51st
complete game and third this year. He needed just 111 pitches -- 81
strikes -- in a game that took 2 hours, 25 minutes.

He might have earned himself a start against the New York Mets
on three days rest Saturday.

Before the day game, manager Joe Torre said he'd make his
decision on the start based on how well Weaver (3-6) and Wells
pitched. Moody on the mound, Weaver slumped his shoulders and shook
his head as the Devil Rays knocked him out after just five innings.
The Yankees have lost each of Weaver's last five starts. He's back
in the rotation because Jose Contreras is injured.

"I want it to be Weaver," Torre said. "But we have to make
sure he'll be aggressive.

"He's down, he's not belligerent. He wants to find an answer as
much as we do."

The Yankees scored four unearned runs in the fifth to take a 6-1
lead with help from Devil Rays starter Dewon Brazelton's throwing
error.

After Todd Zeile walked, John Flaherty attempted a sacrifice.
Brazelton fielded it with plenty of time to get Zeile at second but
his throw sailed into center field. Alfonso Soriano walked, then
Derek Jeter grounded into a force for the first run. Giambi struck
out and Hideki Matsui singled before Sierra hit a two-run double
into left-center, ending Brazelton's night.

Tampa Bay manager Lou Piniella spoke with his pitcher in the
dugout after taking him out.

"We talked about a few things. A couple of walks, throw a bunt
away, it opened up the floodgates," Piniella said.

"That's exactly what happened. Walked a guy leading off, threw away the bunt, then there's another walk _ he just can't do that stuff."

Sierra drove in three runs and is 11-for-25 with two homers and
seven RBIs since joining the Yankees on June 6.

"He's made himself a better hitter than he was the first time
he came here," Torre said.

Brazelton (1-6), the No. 3 selection in the 2001 draft, allowed
six runs -- two earned -- and seven hits with two walks and a
strikeout.

Giambi singled in a run in the first and scored one in the fifth
when he doubled and scored on Sierra's hit.

The Devil Rays made it 6-2 in the seventh when Rocco Baldelli
doubled, stole third and scored when Toby Hall hit a grounder and
third baseman Robin Ventura threw wildly to the plate for an error.

In the day game, Gonzalez (3-2) allowed Giambi's 18th homer with
two outs in the first, then didn't allow another hit in his six
innings. He walked five and struck out four. He retired the side in
the fourth after walking the first two batters and balking them
over to second and third.

In his seven starts for the Devil Rays, Gonzalez is holding
opposing hitters to a .132 (26-for-197) average. He has allowed
three runs or less in six of his seven starts.

"He's been pitching well for us," Piniella said. "He hasn't
had a bad ballgame. He challenges the hitters."

Tampa Bay had 18 hits in the opener and the Yankees had 14 in
the night game.

In the first game, Aubrey Huff had two hits and four RBIs,
Marlon Anderson hit a three-run homer, and Travis Lee and Ben
Grieve had consecutive homers in a five-run fifth.

In the fifth, Huff had a two-run double, and Lee followed with a
two-run homer into the empty seats in the upper deck. Grieve
followed with a shot to center for Tampa Bay's second straight
multihomer game.

Tampa Bay added five more runs in the seventh off reliever
Sterling Hitchcock.

Game notes

The Devil Rays signed LHP James Houser of Sarasota
(Florida) High School, their second-round pick (No. 38 overall) in
the June draft. ... Tampa Bay played in its first Hall of Fame game
at Cooperstown, N.Y., on Monday. The Devil Rays lost to the
Philadelphia Phillies 7-5. ... Giambi has reached base in 25
straight games.