By?MARC?TOPKIN???|???Times?staff?writer Monday will be a banner day as theRays raise and hang the flags commemorating their stunning 2008 AL East title and AL championship. 

Melvin Mora's third career grand slam capped a five-run first inning against Tampa Bay rookie Jeff Niemann, and the Baltimore Orioles got six shutout innings from Jeremy Guthrie in a 6-0 victory Saturday night. 

Sent to the minors last July, Adam Eaton didn't get to experience a World Series victory over Tampa Bay. 

The Baltimore Orioles couldn't even win a series from the Tampa Bay Rays last season. 

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Joe Morgan, the pithy former RedSox manager as opposed to the verbose current broadcaster, was fond of saying, "The worm has turned" when things began going opposite to where they usually went. 

Rays 4, RedSox 3 

The Rays went into spring training figuring most of their team was set and there would only be a few decisions to be made, and that turned out to be the case. 

The Rays went into spring training figuring most of their team was set and there would only be a few decisions to be made, and that turned out to be the case. 

--3B Evan Longoria became the second player in major-league history to have an RBI in his team's first four games of the season after winning a rookie of the year award. 

--3B Evan Longoria became the second player in major-league history to have an RBI in his team's first four games of the season after winning a rookie of the year award. 

The Rays pride themselves on doing the little things right. 

By Marc Topkin 

The Baltimore Orioles lost so many times to Tampa Bay last year, they apparently tried to purge the memory. 

It's only taken Evan Longoria four games to dispel any notion of a sophomore slump.