"It's easy to blame Tropicana Field's gray ceiling for the Yankees' 3-2 loss to the Rays last night.

That's because Curtis Granderson lost a routine fly ball to center in the seventh inning that fueled a two-run, game-winning rally.

Yet, you would be remiss if you didn't mention Boone Logan turning a sure, inning-ending double-play comebacker into a run-scoring error that tied the score.

And it wouldn't be right to gloss over the Yankees getting six hits and getting one runner into scoring position across the final six frames.

"You don't like to lose games like this," manager Joe Girardi said after the roof, Logan and a listless lineup led to the defeat in front of 22,780.

The freakish loss didn't cost the Yankees ground in the AL East because the first-place Red Sox lost to the putrid Orioles. That left the Yankees 1½ games off the lead.

What it did was saddle Bartolo Colon with the loss, despite the fact he easily delivered his best outing in three starts."