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Longoria helps Rays end 5-game slide (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Evan Longoria and Carl Crawford homered, helping the Tampa Bay Rays end a season-high, five-game losing streak with a 5-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night. James Shields (4-4) allowed two runs and seven hits in seven-plus innings to get his first win since May 3. The right-hander gave up a solo homer to Michael Cuddyer in the sixth and a second run that scored on Justin Morneau's...