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....to lead off the seventh inning in what is now an 8-6 game.

Should be fun to see if he gets another plate appearance
 

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Rays would be smart to lock this kid up before he's eligible to get away.
 

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In early May when he was less than two weeks up to the bigs, they signed him to six years with an option for seventh year at $18million overall

Also locked in for at least three more years - Crawford, Pena, Shields, Kazmir
 

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TWINS tie it in top of ninth which assures Longoria of at least one more PA
 

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In early May when he was less than two weeks up to the bigs, they signed him to six years with an option for seventh year at $18million overall

Also locked in for at least three more years - Crawford, Pena, Shields, Kazmir
Smart, very smart
 

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Too bad the Rays couldn't hold on to beat the Twinkies. Figures I wagered on the Rays tonight.
 

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Sorry for your loss

Sets up an angle for tomorrow that has been pretty rock solid

Rays this season when playing at Home immediately After Losing by 2+ at Home:

12-1 SU, 6-7 (-1.5)


Twins this season when playing Away immediately After Winning by 2+ Away

10-12 SU 11-11 (+1.5)

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AND

Rays past 22 "Game2s" at Home

19-3 SU, 11-11 (-1.5)
 

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With Barman Jr in tow, will be there live for our final regular season visit.
 

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1st inning

Scoring Summary
Top 1st: Tampa Bay
- B. Zobrist doubled to shallow left, D. Jennings scored
- E. Longoria homered to deep center, B. Zobrist scored


3-0 Rays!!!!!
 

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[h=1]Rays’ Evan Longoria hits record-breaking home run in Game 163[/h]






<cite class="byline vcard top-line">David Brown<abbr>1 hour ago</abbr></cite>Big League Stew



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Stop him if you've heard this before: Evan Longoria is having a big game in the last game of the regular season.
Continuing a career-long trend, Longoria hit a key two-run home run to help the Tampa Bay Rays build a lead Monday night against the Texas Rangers in Game 163, a winner-take-all, wild-card tiebreaker. Longoria came in with six career home runs in the last game of the regular season, tying Stan Musial — how about him for company? — for the all-time lead.
Longoria's seventh career dinger in Game 162 (or 163) gave the Rays a three-run lead against left-hander Martin Perez in the third inning. Longoria went 3 for 3 with a walk through his first four trips, including a double in the sixth that set up Tampa Bay's fourth run.
Tampa Bay leads 4-2 in the ninth, with a trip to Cleveland on the line for the wild card game Wednesday — another one-game playoff.
With the regular season at its end and still on the line, Longoria was getting the last word. But then, he usually does.


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Most famously, Longoria hit a game-ending, regular-season ending home run against the Yankees in 2011 that put the Rays in the playoffs:
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Longoria also hit three home runs in Game 162 a season ago, though the Rays were out of contention by then.
 

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