Longoria’s slam powers Rays past BoSox

Published 7:43 pm Friday, May 1, 2009

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Evan Longoria extended his torrid hitting against Bostom pitching with a grand slam and Carlos Pena also homered Friday night, helping the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Red Sox 6-2.

Andy Sonnanstine (1-3) allowed two runs and eight hits in 5 2-3 innings to get his first regular-season victory since Aug. 18 for the defending AL champions, who improved to 4-1 against Boston.

Longoria homered and drove in four runs for the second straight night, connecting off Justin Masterson (2-1) during Tampa Bay’s six-run fifth inning. The reigning AL Rookie of the Year had a three-run double and solo home run Thursday and is 10-for-22 with four homers and 13 RBIs against the Red Sox this year.