Rays' 10-run fifth fuels 15-3 win over Marlins
MIAMI - Carl Crawford had two home runs and a career-high five RBIs, and the first nine Tampa Bay batters reached and scored in what became a 10-run fifth inning in the Rays' 15-3 win over the Florida Marlins on Wednesday night.
Evan Longoria had three hits, including his 13th homer, and drove in three runs for the Rays, who came within one run of matching the biggest inning in franchise history.
James Shields (5-5) allowed four hits, one run and struck out five over seven innings, getting his first win in eight starts for the Rays, who beat Florida for the second straight night and clinched the season series against their Sunshine State rival.
Mike Jacobs hit his 18th home run and Dan Uggla notched his 58th RBI for Florida, which has lost eight of its last 12 games.
Associated Press
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I hope the fellas saved some of that run support for Matt Graza tommorow afternoon. If you remember the last time the Rays scored a bunch of runs (Game 1 @ LA Angels) they looked flat in the following games @ LA.
Sweep!
Posted by: James | June 25, 2008 at 10:42 PM