Sunday, 10 May 2009

Rays roll Sox over

Evan Longoria homered and drove in five runs as the Rays swaggered to a 14-5 win over the Red Sox on Saturday. It sent the young third-baseman out to a total of 44 RBIs, the best in the major league.
"I feel good," said Longoria, last year's AL Rookie of the Year. "My swing is right where I want it to be and the guys have been getting on a lot. That helps a lot. It seems like when I come to the plate somebody is in scoring position."
Pat Burrell, Carlos Pena, Ben Zobrist and Akinori Iwamura each drove in two runs for Tampa, which has won seven of 10. The Rays, who lost Friday night's series opener 7-3, also have won six of nine against Boston this season.
Longoria's homer off Jon Lester hit the top of the center-field wall and bounced over after Carl Crawford walked, making it 2-0 three batters into the game. It was his 11th of the season and fifth against the Red Sox.
Rocco Baldelli and Julio Lugo hit solo homers for Boston, which lost for just the fourth time in 16 games in Fenway Park this season. Three of those losses have come against the Rays, who once upon a time could not have bought a win in Bean Town.

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