Longoria, Hammel Lead Rays Over Jays

Tampa Bay's Disney World record improves to 5-0
By Jesse Andrews,  Newser Staff
Posted Apr 23, 2008 10:36 PM CDT
Longoria, Hammel Lead Rays Over Jays
Toronto Blue Jays' Matt Stairs hits a ball to deep left field in the eighth inning.   (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Jason Hammel allowed four hits in six innings and Evan Longoria drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single to help the Tampa Bay Rays rally against Roy Halladay and the Toronto Blue Jays for a 5-3 victory at Disney World on Wednesday night. The Rays improved to 5-0 in games they've played here the past two seasons.

Longoria's hit was the big blow in a four-run sixth against Halladay (2-3), who carried a 3-0 lead into the inning, thanks to a pair of homers by streaking Matt Stairs. Carl Crawford and Eric Hinske also had RBI singles off the Toronto ace, who suffered his second straight complete-game loss. (More MLB stories.)

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