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Longoria’s hot-streak mantra: ‘Drive guys in’
- Updated: July 20, 2016
DENVER — Right as trade rumors heat up around much of the Rays’ roster, Evan Longoria carries the hottest bat for Tampa Bay.
Longoria is hitting a red-hot .300/.364/.950 since the All-Star break with three home runs. At 22 homers, he has already matched his home run total for the past two seasons.
Longoria’s power has been especially present in Denver, where he has two triples and a home run in the first two games of the series. That helped raise his slugging percentage to .550, which is a career high.
“I’m just trying to go out and have a career year,” Longoria said. “It’s been going well. I never really think about my power totals, whether it’s early or late in the season. I usually try to drive guys in. That’s really all I think …
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