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Tampa Bay Rays' Kevin Kier-
maier watches his 3-run home
run against the Houston Astros
during Game 3 of a baseball
American League Division Se-
ries, Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, in
St. Petersburg, Fla.
Associated Press

Rays

pummel

Greinke,

Morton

clutch vs.

Astros to

win Game 3

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)
— Kevin Kiermaier hit a go-
ahead, three-run homer
as Tampa Bay teed off on
Zack Greinke, and the Rays
backed another clutch
playoff pitching perfor-
mance by Charlie Morton
to beat the Houston Astros
10-3 Monday and cut their
AL Division Series deficit to
2-1.
Facing the team he helped
win the World Series two
years ago, Morton allowed
one run and three hits while
striking out nine over five in-
nings. The 35-year-old Mor-
ton is 4-0 with an 0.95 ERA
in four career elimination
starts, including last week's
wild-card win at Oakland.
Astros manager AJ Hinch
announced after the
game that Houston will
start Justin Verlander on Gruden fired as head coach of Washington Redskins
three days of rest in Game
4 in the best-of-five match-
up at Tropicana Field on Washington Redskins head coach Jay Gruden leaves the field after an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday,
Oct. 6, 2019, in Landover, Md.
Tuesday. Associated Press
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