Longoria Becomes 3rd Player to Record 1,000 Hits for Rays

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria hit a ground-ball single up the middle to lead off the fourth inning of Tuesday's 2-0 loss to the Boston Red Sox, recording the 1,000th hit of his career in the process, per MLB Milestones.

While Longoria's hit was followed by another single from outfielder David DeJesus, the rally was killed when Longoria got doubled off second base on a lineout to Red Sox center fielder Mookie Betts.

The Rays managed eight hits to the Red Sox's five, but each of Tampa Bay's hits was just a single, while the 22-year-old Betts provided a pair of solo home runs for Boston.

Red Sox pitcher Rick Porcello struck out six batters over seven scoreless innings, improving his record to 3-2 after Alexi Ogando and Koji Uehara pitched perfect eighth and ninth innings, respectively.

The 29-year-old Longoria, meanwhile, is one of just three players to record 1,000 or more hits in a Rays uniform, along with Carl Crawford (1,480) and Ben Zobrist (1,016).

Widely regarded as the greatest player in the Rays' 18-year history, Longoria is signed through 2023, making him an excellent bet to eventually become the all-time franchise leader in hits.

He's already the Rays' record holder in a number of key categories, including home runs (185), RBI (641), doubles (235) and extra-base hits (432).

Elsewhere around the majors, Atlanta Braves outfielder Kelly Johnson recorded the 1,000th hit of his career on the same night, helping his team to a 9-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies, per MLB Milestones.

While each of Longoria's 1,000 hits has come in a Tampa Bay uniform, the 33-year-old Johnson has recorded a hit for seven different teams.