Sunday, May 25, 2008

Devil Rays sweep into first place

The Tampa Bay Devil* Rays completed a three-game weekend sweep of the pesky Baltimore Orioles, moving ahead of the Boston Red Sox by 1/2 game as the former AL East leaders lost their third straight to the Oakland Athletics.

Rookie third baseman Evan Longoria was the hero of the weekend, clubbing two home runs to pace the Rays' 11-4 Saturday victory and doubling in Carlos Pena in the bottom of the ninth frame on Sunday to secure the 5-4 win. Pitcher Matt Garza, who pitched 7.1 innings in Friday's shutout of the O's, get honorable mention.

The Rays are starting to hit. Carlos Pena has come alive in the cleanup spot. If Pena gets hot then the three and five spots might catch the fever.

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