ST. PETERSBURG -- It didn't matter who the Twins sent to the hill on Thursday night, Rays rookie Evan Longoria had their number. The third baseman blasted three home runs off three different Minnesota pitchers in Tampa Bay's 11-8 series-opening loss at Tropicana Field.
"They made some mistakes," Longoria said. "And as a good hitter in this league, if they make mistakes, you got to make them pay."
And pay the Twins did.
Longoria plated four runs and was one of the lone bright spots in the Rays' loss.
"I'm not sure if I've ever seen [three home runs hit by a player of the losing team]," Rays manager Joe Maddon said.
Longoria ties mark with three taters | raysbaseball.com: News
09-20-2008, 09:24 AM
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