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Pena's homer gives Rays the lead against Mets, Santana

Associated Press

Saturday, June 20, 2009

NEW YORK -- Johan Santana was back in fine form. That still wasn't good enough to beat James Shields and the Tampa Bay Rays. Carlos Pena hit a tiebreaking homer off Santana in the seventh inning Saturday, sending Shields and the Rays to a rainy 3-1 victory over the New York Mets. "We wanted to win one for him," Pena said. "This team bears down. We know who we're up against." Shields allowed three hits in seven innings and retired his final 14 batters. He outpitched Santana, who rebounded ni ...

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