Rays third baseman Evan Longoria opened the scoring when he hammered a solo home run -- his 13th blast of the season -- off Ricky Nolasco in the first frame to give Tampa Bay a 1-0 advantage. Los Angeles answered in the second inning, when Jacob Faria served up a 2-1 fastball to Albert Pujols, who took the rookie right-hander deep to even the contest at 1.
Despite the early runs, neither offense managed to generate much against the opposing starter. Nolasco (4-10, 4.82 ERA) turned in his team-best ninth quality outing of the season, firing seven frames of one-run ball on two hits, while relinquishing two walks against six strikeouts.