On a day that Aaron Boone described as exciting for some players and anxious for others, the Yankees took care of business on the field with the trade deadline looming over them.

Giancarlo Stanton and Ben Rice homered in the first two innings and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-4 in a game interrupted by rain for nearly three hours.

The Yankees grabbed an early 7-0 lead, then led 7-4 before a long rain delay in the fifth. Neither team scored after the game resumed.