Pena's homer lifts Rays over Mets in rain delayed win
Carlos Pena drilled a tiebreaking homer off Johan Santana in the seventh, lifting James Shields and the Rays to a 3-1 victory over the Mets. Ben Zobrist added a ninth inning homer as Tampa Bay snapped a three-game skid, while Santana, back from his worst start, took the loss in New York.
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Struggle for equality marked Civil Rights Game events
Former President Bill Clinton urged that the fight for racial equality remains urgent as MLB honored Hank Aaron Muhammad Ali and Bill Cosby at the Beacon Awards. The Civil Rights Game preceded a Reds White Sox match, with throwback 1964 jerseys and tributes to the honorees.
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