St. Petersburg, FL (My Sportsbook) - James Shields threw nearly six shutout innings and B.J. Upton went 2-for-4 with a run batted in as the Tampa Bay Rays topped the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-2, in Game 2 of the World Series. With the win, the Rays evened the best-of-seven matchup after the Phillies won the first game, 3-2, behind seven strong innings from ace Cole Hamels. Game 3 is scheduled for Saturday at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. Shields (1-0), who had lost his previous two postseason starts against Boston in the AL Championship Series, gave up seven hits and two walks in 5 2/3 frames. But he skated around and out of trouble to keep the Phillies off the scoreboard, and struck out four. Dan Wheeler tossed a scoreless inning of relief, while rookie David Price threw the final 2 1/3 innings, giving up two runs. Carlos Pena and Evan Longoria hit RBI groundouts for Tampa Bay, which managed seven hits, all of them singles. Philadelphia won Game 1 despite leaving 11 men on base and going 0-for-13 with runners in scoring position. The same offensive troubles showed up again, as the Phillies left 11 more runners on base and went 1-for-15 with them in scoring position. Eric Bruntlett slammed a pinch-hit solo homer for Philadelphia, while Carlos Ruiz finished with a pair of doubles and two walks. The first three hitters in the Phillies lineup finished a combined 1-for-14. Brett Myers (0-1) took the loss after allowing four runs -- three earned -- on seven hits with three walks in seven innings. HASH(0x9e7b4e4)
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