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Injured Longoria takes infield practice

Evan Longoria of the Tampa Bay Rays took ground balls at third base before Monday night's game at Houston, but was out of the lineup for a third consecutive game because of plantar fasciitis in his right foot.

Longoria and manager Joe Maddon have been saying the last few days that they don't think he will need to go on the disabled list and were encouraged that he was able to take infield practice.