<table> </table> <strong><span class="subhead">Play of the game</span></strong></p><p>Evan Longoria&#8217;s first-inning homer put the Rays up by three and put some doubt back into Fenway Park. It was his fifth homer this postseason, a record for rookies, and gave this game a d&#233;j&#224; vu feel after Monday&#8217;s slugfest.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Player of the game</span></strong></p><p>This is why Tampa Bay&#8217;s Carl Crawford goes high in fantasy drafts: two singles, two doubles, a triple, two stolen bases, three runs scored and two RBIs. He is just the third player with five hits in an LCS game.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Sox shake it up</span></strong></p><p>Boston manager Terry Francona put out the first major lineup change of this series, benching Jacoby Ellsbury and putting J.D. Drew in the leadoff spot.</p><p>Ellsbury hadn&#8217;t been on base in four games, dating back to game three against the Angels in the first round.</p><p>As is his way, Francona protected his player by putting the emphasis on the fact that Rays starter Andy Sonnanstine only gave up one stolen base all season, rather than highlight Ellsbury&#8217;s struggles.</p><p>&#8220;That doesn&#8217;t really lend you to think we&#8217;re going to run all over this guy,&#8221; Francona said. &#8220;(Drew&#8217;s) on-base skills are needed.&#8221;</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">A major assist</span></strong></p><p>A few years ago, big-league outfielder Aaron Rowand grew sick of watching his little cousin waste his talent because of not enough hard work.</p><p>So Rowand called him up, said some things we can&#8217;t print in this newspaper, and had his cousin come out to Las Vegas for some true offseason baseball work.</p><p>And this is a big part of how Rays pitcher James Shields transformed into a successful big leaguer and Tampa&#8217;s game-five starter on Thursday.</p><p>&#8220;Not many people get an opportunity to have a cousin that&#8217;s in the big leagues and kind of show you the way,&#8221; Shields said. &#8220;To be able to have him do that for me and show me the way, it was unbelievable.&#8221;</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Can&#8217;t sit Ortiz</span></strong></p><p>Francona stopped short of saying David Ortiz is injured. But he did admit for the first time in this series that Boston&#8217;s designated hitter is playing at something less than 100 percent after battling wrist issues much of the year.</p><p>&#8220;But I also don&#8217;t think we want to sit him,&#8221; Francona said. &#8220;That wouldn&#8217;t make a lot of sense. They have to make good pitches. If he makes one good swing, even when he&#8217;s scuffling, if he makes one good swing, that could change a ballgame.&#8221;</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Rolling Daisuke</span></strong></p><p>Daisuke Matsuzaka, who will start for Boston in game five on Thursday, is coming off by far his best postseason outing. He threw seven scoreless innings in game one, striking out nine.</p><p>That was the first time in six playoff starts that he had gone more than 5 1/3 innings or given up fewer than two runs.