Juan Soto collected four hits, including a double in the fifth inning, where he scored on two errors by the Rays as the host New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-1 on Friday night.Anthony Volpe hit a bases-clearing double in the third off Tampa Bay starter Zach Eflin (5-7) and Aaron Judge added an RBI single in the sixth after Soto doubled for his fourth hit.Soto got his second four-hit game of the season as the Yankees won for the third time in four games and also the ninth time in 27 contests.Soto, who has reached in 84 games with the Yankees, also got on base for the fifth time when he drew a walk in the eighth.Alex Verdugo added an RBI groundout as the Yankees improved to 6-4 in the season series with the Rays.New York ace Gerrit Cole (3-1) allowed one run on six hits in six solid innings to win his second straight start. In his sixth outing since returning from elbow inflammation, Cole struck out eight, walked one and threw 103 pitches.Brandon Lowe homered for the Rays, who have scored seven runs in their past four games.Eflin allowed five runs (four earned) on seven hits in five innings. The right-hander struck out five and walked four in an 88-pitch outing.