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Evan Longoria On The Rays Win Over The White Sox
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Evan Longoria Hits Two Homers in Postseason Debut
Knuckle Curve —
Evan Longoria of the Tampa Bay Rays is known as a big-time baseball talent (and that guy whose name sounds like he may be Eva’s twin brother). In the first game of his postseason life, Longoria hit two homers to lead the Rays to a 6-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
Longoria finished the game 3-for-3 with a walk, two runs, three RBIs and those two home runs. His homers came in the second and third inning against White Sox pitcher Javier Vazquez.
The pitching star for the Rays, who are in the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, was James Shields. In 6.1 innings, Shields gave up three earned runs and four strikeouts. ...
Longoria Homers Twice, Rays Win First Playoff Game 6-4
Tampa Bay Rays —
“We’ve been playing like this the whole year — why change now?” Dioner Navarro
ALDS Game 1:
Rays 6, White Sox 4
WP: James Shields(1-0)
LP: Javier Vazquez(0-1)
S: Dan Wheeler(1)
Inside The Box Score:
Evan Longoria: 3-3, 2HR(2), 3RBI(3), SB(1), BB
Aki Iwamura: 2-4, 3B(1), RBI(1), BB
Carl Crawford: 1-4, RBI(1)
Willy Aybar: 1-2, RBI(1)
James Shields(W, 1-0): 6.1IP, ...
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Q: Mmm, not all the questions, no.
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Evan Longoria Busts Out; Hits 2 Home Runs Too
sportsbybrooks.com 10/3/2008 — Yesterday Evan Longoria busted out of a season-long slump against the White Sox by cracking two home runs in Tampa Bay’s Game 1 ALDS victory over Chicago.
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