Major League Baseball
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Tampa Bay 5, Texas 2
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, October 10, 2010
Where: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Temperature: 82°
Umpires: Home - Bill Miller, 1B - Jeff Kellogg, 2B - Mike DiMuro, 3B - Tim Welke, LF - Jim Wolf, RF - Jerry Meals
Attendance: 49218

Evan Longoria smacked a two-run home run and Wade Davis pitched five solid innings as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the host Texas Rangers 5-2 on Sunday to force a fifth and deciding game in the American League Division Series.

Carlos Pena had a triple, double, drove in a run and scored twice as the Rays jumped out to a 5-0 lead to even the series at two games apiece. Longoria, who was 1-for-12 entering the contest, added a pair of doubles to go with the home run.

Game 5 will be held Tuesday at St. Petersburg, Fla., in a series where the home team has yet to win.

Davis (1-0) allowed two runs in five-plus innings for the Rays, who are trying to become just the second team to win a division series after dropping the first two games at home.

Tampa Bay’s bullpen contributed four scoreless innings, including Rafael Soriano’s 1-2-3 ninth for the save.

Rangers starter Tommy Hunter (0-1) lasted just four innings, allowing three runs on six hits while striking out seven. He suffered his first home loss after going 7-0 during the regular season at Rangers Ballpark.

Nelson Cruz hit a solo homer for Texas – his third of the series and the seventh overall for the Rangers.

Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Tampa Bay   Texas
Wade Davis Player Tommy Hunter
Win W/L Loss
5.0 IP 4.0
7 Strikeouts 7
7 Hits 6
3.60 ERA 4.50
Hitting
Tampa Bay   Texas
Evan Longoria Player Elvis Andrus
3 Hits 2
2 RBI 0
1 HR 0
8 TB 3
.750 Avg .400
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Tampa Bay 12 1 21 .316 16 12 4 0 2 0
Texas 8 1 13 .235 18 8 2 3 0 2