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| Subject: Longoria TRYING TO BREAK MANY RECORDS Fri Sep 19, 2008 12:25 pm | |
| Longoria ties mark with three taters Rookie's big night vs. Twins matches Gomes' Rays record By Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com
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.
Despite feeling the stinging effects of the loss, Longoria admitted he was "obviously happy" with his performance at the plate.
With two outs in the first inning, he went yard off Twins southpaw Glen Perkins -- scoring leadoff man Akinori Iwamura -- to plate the club's first pair of runs. Three innings later, Longoria followed Carlos Pena's two-out solo shot with his second homer of the night. In that at-bat, the 22-year-old sent a 2-0 pitch from Minnesota right-handed reliever Philip Humber over the left-field wall. The third time was the charm for Longoria, who notched his 25th home run of the year with a seventh-inning leadoff blast off right-hander Bobby Korecky.
The MLB record for home runs in a single game is four, with 15 different players reaching the feat. The most recent player was Carlos Delgado, in 2003 while playing with the Blue Jays. Twelve of the players accomplished the feat in a nine-inning game, while three took advantage of extra innings.
Thursday's three blasts moves Longoria in front of the Cubs' Geovany Soto for top billing in rookie home runs, and makes him just the second Rays player all-time to hit three home runs in a single game. He joins teammate Jonny Gomes -- also a rookie at the time -- who went deep three times on July 23, 2005, against Kansas City.
The feat is even more impressive considering Longoria missed 30 games with a fractured right wrist, returning to the lineup on Saturday.
"It's nice to see him come back," Maddon said. "I just like the quality of the at-bats."
Longoria said he is still "ironing things out," and estimated he was about 10 at-bats away from returning to his pre-injury form. A full-throttle Longoria is a scary thought for Rays opponents, especially given what the Twins witnessed Thursday night.
"We recognize that he can hit home runs now," Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire said. "He's a great player ... looked really easy and [had a] nice swing, fluid and through the ball. We'll try to figure out what we can do a little different." | |
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| Subject: Re: Longoria TRYING TO BREAK MANY RECORDS Mon Oct 13, 2008 9:00 pm | |
| 10/13/08 6:04 PM ET Longoria ties rookie homer markThird baseman tallies fourth in playoffs; Upton adds to his totalBy Jason Beck / MLB.com BOSTON -- Two Rays are slugging themselves up baseball's postseason record books. Evan Longoria's solo homer in the third inning of Game 3 of American League Championship Series on Monday marked his fourth home run of the postseason, tying former Marlin Miguel Cabrera's rookie playoff record.Cabrera homered four times during the Marlins' run to the World Series in 2003, covering 17 games. Longoria, the favorite for AL Rookie of the Year honors, needed just seven games to enter Cabrera's territory. After getting a head start with a two-homer debut to start the AL Division Series against the White Sox, Longoria has homered in the last two games of this ALCS. The latest came off of a Jon Lester fastball and ended up over the Green Monster in left-center field, giving Tampa Bay a 5-0 lead. Two batters before Longoria's homer Monday, B.J. Upton put the Rays in command with a three-run homer that left Fenway Park altogether. Beyond the sheer distance for impressiveness, it marked Upton's fifth home run this postseason.With at least three more games left in Upton's postseason (including Monday's), he's closing in on the leaders for the most home runs in a postseason by any player. Barry Bonds holds that mark with his seven-homer barrage that powered the Giants to within a game of winning the World Series in 2002. Five other players have hit six in a postseason. The nine combined homers by Upton and Longoria improved a record they already had set for most by a pair of teammates under the age of 25. The previous record had been six, by Darryl Strawberry and Lenny Dykstra of the 1986 Mets. Most homers in one postseason | Year | Player | Team | Games | HR | 2002 | Barry Bonds | Giants | 17 | 7 | 1971 | Bob Robertson | Pirates | 11 | 6 | 1993 | Len Dykstra | Phillies | 12 | 6 | 1995 | Ken Griffey Jr. | Mariners | 11 | 6 | 1996 | Bernie Williams | Yankees | 15 | 6 | 1998 | Jim Thome | Indians | 10 | 6 | 2002 | Troy Glaus | Angels | 16 | 6 | 1977 | Reggie Jackson | Yankees | 17 | 5 | 1978 | Davey Lopes | Dodgers | 10 | 5 | 1979 | Willie Stargell | Pirates | 10 | 5 | 1996 | Juan Gonzalez | Rangers | 4 | 5 | 1996 | Fred McGriff | Braves | 16 | 5 | 2008 | B.J. Upton | Rays | 7 | 5 | Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs. | |
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| Subject: Re: Longoria TRYING TO BREAK MANY RECORDS Tue Oct 14, 2008 2:02 pm | |
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| Subject: Re: Longoria TRYING TO BREAK MANY RECORDS Wed Oct 15, 2008 12:39 am | |
| 10/14/08 9:06 PM ET Longoria connects, sets rookie markThird baseman smacks fifth postseason homer as Rays pound onBy Bryan Hoch / MLB.com BOSTON -- For the second consecutive game, the Rays used the long ball to pound out an early five-run lead at Fenway Park, this time chasing starter Tim Wakefield in the third inning. Evan Longoria connected for his fifth playoff home run in Tuesday's Game 4 of the American League Championship Series, setting a new record for rookies in the postseason as the Rays jumped out to a first-inning advantage.Longoria followed Carlos Pena's two-run shot over the Green Monster, staking Tampa Bay to a 3-0 advantage as the Rays hit consecutive homers for the first time this postseason. For Longoria, it was his third home run in three games and his fifth of the playoffs overall. The previous mark for home runs in a single postseason by a rookie was four, set by Miguel Cabrera with the 2003 Marlins. Longoria homered in his first two postseason at-bats this year against the White Sox in Game 1 of the American League Division Series. With Willy Aybar's home run off Wakefield in the third inning, Tampa Bay has collected 16 home runs in eight postseason games -- the first contests in franchise history. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Rays have tied a Major League lead for home runs by a club in its first postseason appearance, sharing the record with the 1995 Mariners. Most homers in first playoff appearance | Team | Year | Games | Homers | Rays | 2008 | 8 | 16 | Mariners | 1995 | 11 | 16 | Marlins | 1997 | 16 | 13 |
Longoria and B.J. Upton have combined to hit 10 home runs this postseason, extending their record for the most home runs by a pair of teammates under the age of 25. The previous high was six, set by Lenny Dykstra and Darryl Strawberry of the Mets in 1986. Pitching for the first time since Sept. 28 against the Yankees, Wakefield's rust was notable and Justin Masterson was warming early in the Red Sox bullpen. Wakefield was also battered for six hits and six earned runs over 2 1/3 innings in a Sept. 17 start against the Rays at Tropicana Field. Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs. | |
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