Eduardo Perez hit two home runs off Randy Johnson, Hideo Nomo pitched effectively into the sixth inning on three days’ rest, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays ended an 11-game losing streak at Yankee Stadium with a 6-2 victory over New York last night.

Nomo and three relievers limited the Yankees to nine hits one night after they battered Tampa Bay for 20 hits and 19 runs. The Devil Rays’ first win in New York since September 14, 2003, was the Yankees’ fifth loss in six games and dropped the AL East champions to 5-9.

Nomo (2-1) was pitching on three days’ rest for the first time in 302 starts, the longest a starter has gone in major league history without going on short rest. Nomo was replacing Mark Hendrickson, who has an inflamed shoulder and will go on the disabled list today.

For the first time in his career, Nomo confounded Yankees batters with his signature pitching motion. Nomo had an ERA of 6.82 against New York in seven starts entering Tuesday, but he limited the Yankees to six hits and a run in 5 2/3 innings. His lone mistake was Jason Giambi’s homer to right in the second.

He also got help from a perfectly executed relay to get Tony Womack trying to score from first with two outs in the fifth inning on Derek Jeter’s double to right-center.

Right fielder Aubrey Huff cut off Jeter’s drive in the gap and made an accurate throw to second baseman Jorge Cantu, who made the relay to catcher Toby Hall. He had plenty of time to block the plate and tag Womack.

Trever Miller got an out in the sixth and gave up three straight hits and a run in the seventh before Travis Harper and Danys Baez finished.

Johnson (1-1) had no trouble with the Devil Rays’ lineup except for Perez, who hadn’t homered since April 10, 2004. He gave up four other hits – two in the eighth – and struck out eight. Johnson hit two batters and walked none.

The Big Unit has allowed five home runs in his last two starts and has not won since a 9-2 decision over Boston on opening day.

Perez, son of Hall of Famer Tony Perez, followed Huff’s single in the fourth inning to make it 2-1. He hit a leadoff homer in the seventh.

Johnson was removed for Tom Gordon with one out in the eighth after shortstop Jeter’s error on Huff’s spinning grounder allowed Carl Crawford to score and make it 4-2.

Gordon gave up hits to the first two batters he faced. Pinch hitting for Perez, Travis Lee had an RBI single to right field, but was thrown out by Gary Sheffield trying to stretch the hit into a double. Cantu made it 6-2 with a run scoring single. The crowd of 45,802 booed Gordon heartily. Johnson was charged with six runs – five earned.