Longoria and Rays Pummel Rangers

With both teams facing elimination in the Baseball Maelstrom Tournament, the Tampa Bay Rays chased Rangers starter Yu Darvish after just 2 innings and didn’t let up the rest of the game. Darvish allowed 6 runs in his two innings. Reliever Kenny Rogers allowed another 5 runs in two more innings. When the game ended, the Rays advanced with a 13-3 win over the Texas Rangers. Evan Longoria was 4 for 4 with a walk, triple, and two solo home runs. Ben Zobrist was 2 for 3 with 2 walks and 3 RBI. James Shields allowed just 2 runs on 6 hits in 8 innings for Tampa Bay. The Rays will face Cleveland tomorrow.

Texas @ Tampa Bay – 10/2/23