Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays
6:40 PM ET, May 30, 2011
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
The Tampa Bay Rays have won 13 of their last 16 regular-season home games against the Texas Rangers. That's little solace to them considering the way things turned out at Tropicana Field in last year's AL division series.
The Rays and Rangers meet for the first time since last postseason Monday night in the opener of a three-game set.
Tampa Bay (28-24) had the best record in the AL last year heading into its series with the wild card Rangers, but lost all three games at home to left-handers -- two to Cliff Lee and one to C.J. Wilson. Lee's six-hitter in Game 5 was the difference in a 5-1 Texas victory.
It was a difficult series for Evan Longoria, who went 4 for 20 with one homer and two RBIs. Those woes may have carried over into this season, as his struggles caused manager Joe Maddon to move him into the leadoff slot the last two games.
The Rays and Rangers meet for the first time since last postseason Monday night in the opener of a three-game set.
Tampa Bay (28-24) had the best record in the AL last year heading into its series with the wild card Rangers, but lost all three games at home to left-handers -- two to Cliff Lee and one to C.J. Wilson. Lee's six-hitter in Game 5 was the difference in a 5-1 Texas victory.
It was a difficult series for Evan Longoria, who went 4 for 20 with one homer and two RBIs. Those woes may have carried over into this season, as his struggles caused manager Joe Maddon to move him into the leadoff slot the last two games.
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