NEW YORK — Derek Jeter got a standing ovation — when he came on the field for his pregame wind sprints at the start of a very long day. He didn't give fans more to cheer about, failing to gain ground on Lou Gehrig.

Jeter went 0 for 8 with a walk and remained three hits behind the Iron Horse as the New York Yankees swept a day-night doubleheader from the Tampa Bay Rays, 4-1 and 11-1, yesterday.

"You'd like to get it over with," said Jeter, who has 2,718 hits. "Hopefully, tomorrow will be a little bit better."

After a sparkling seven-inning pitcher's duel between CC Sabathia and Matt Garza, Robinson Cano hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in a three-run eighth in the first game.

Sabathia matched his season high with 10 strikeouts and allowed one run, three hits and four walks. Phil Hughes (6-3) got the victory with a scoreless eighth, and Mariano Rivera, out since Sept. 1 with a sore left groin, got the save.

Garza gave up only an unearned run, five hits and a walk, striking out seven.

In the second game, Mark Teixeira had a three-run homer in an eight-run third and added a solo shot, boosting A.J. Burnett (11-8) to his first win since July 27.

Burnett allowed one run in six innings.

New York (89-50), which has won 11 of 14, matched last year's victory total with more than 3 1/2 weeks to play and is 39 games over .500 for the first time since 2004.

WHITE SOX 5, RED SOX 1:

Mark Buehrle won for the first time since pitching a perfect game July 23, ending his eight-start drought by leading host Chicago over Boston Red Sox. Buehrle (12-7) outpitched Josh Beckett (14-6), scattering eight hits over seven-plus innings. The White Sox lefty had been 0-4 with a 5.44 ERA since his gem against Tampa Bay.

ROYALS 6, ANGELS 3:

Billy Butler homered twice and had four RBIs, and host Kansas City ended a nine-game losing streak to Los Angeles. Butler hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning off Ervin Santana (7-8) and a solo shot off Jose Arredondo in the eighth for his second multihomer game this season.

TWINS 6, BLUE JAYS 3:

Major league batting leader Joe Mauer got three more hits and keyed a five-run first inning for visiting Minnesota. Jason Kubel doubled twice for the Twins, who snapped a seven-game losing streak in Toronto.