That was good news for the Rays, given the bad karma on St. Patrick's Day at Bright House Field. A year ago, Alex Cobb pitched three perfect innings at Bright House Field before having to leave the game with elbow tightness that turned into Tommy John surgery.
The Rays third baseman fouled a ball off his left shin while batting against Phillies right-hander Vince Velasquez. The diagnosis for Longoria was a left-shin contusion.
Longoria played the field in the bottom of the first, but he did not go back out to his position in the second.