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Upton, Shields power Rays to 3-game sweep of Royals

Associated Press

Thursday, June 4, 2009

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- B.J. Upton turned a game of missed opportunities into a victory for Tampa Bay. Upton hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth and James Shields allowed two runs over eight innings as the Rays completed a three-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals with a 3-2 win Thursday. "It was great to see," Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon said. "I really felt we were going win somehow." Upton's two-out shot off Jamey Wright (0-2) helped the Rays overcome an 0-for-13 performance with ...

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