ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) _Evan Longoria cracked his 32nd home run and went 3 for 4
in the Tampa Bay Rays’ 5-2 win over Texas in the one-game playoff to decide the
American League’s final wild cardARLINGTON, Texas (AP) _ David Price threw a complete game, Evan Longoria had a
two-run homer among his three hits and the Tampa Bay Rays are in the playoffs
again after a 5-2 win over Texas in the AL wild-card tiebreaker Monday night.
The Rays face another do-or-die game Wednesday night at Cleveland in the AL
wild-card game. Tampa Bay is in the playoffs for the fourth time in six seasons.
Price, the reigning AL Cy Young winner who had a 10.26 ERA in four previous
starts at Rangers Ballpark, struck out four and picked off two runners.
Even with the return of All-Star slugger Nelson Cruz from his 50-game drug
suspension in the Biogenesis case, the Rangers missed a chance to get to the
playoffs for the fourth year in a row.
Texas had won seven in a row to force the majors’ first wild-card tiebreaker
since 2007.. David Price went the distance for the
victory, scattering seven hits and striking out four.