James Shields struck out 10 batters in eight-plus innings and the Tampa Bay Rays handed the Seattle Mariners their fourth consecutive defeat with a 5-2 victory Tuesday in the opener of a three-game series.

Shields appeared headed for a complete game before Franklin Gutierrez and Ryan Langerhans opened the ninth with back-to-back singles and Ken Griffey Jr. followed with an RBI single.

Shields (4-0) allowed eight hits and issued no walks. He also got the benefit of four Seattle errors, three by Jack Wilson, as Tampa Bay improved to 10-1 on the road.

Rafael Soriano recorded the final three outs for his seventh save.

Evan Longoria hit his seventh homer in the fifth inning off Jason Vargas (2-2). The knock extended his hitting streak to 10 games

Ben Zobrist, Sean Rodriguez, Reid Brignac and Willy Aybar all drove in runs for Tampa Bay.