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Longoria, Shields lift Rays by O's 11-3 (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

James Shields pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, Evan Longoria hit his major league-leading fifth home run and the Tampa Bay Rays averted a three-game sweep by beating the Baltimore Orioles 11-3 Sunday. Longoria went 3-for-5 to up his batting average to .481. He has five straight multihit games and at least one RBI in five of his six starts.