"3B Evan Longoria decided to take matters into his own hands.

In an effort to break out of his latest slump, Longoria hit on Friday without batting gloves. And he hit well with a two-run homer and RBI single.

It's a technique Longoria has used before, although sparingly; most recently, he thought, in 2008.

"It's just one thing that I've done here and there," he said. "It hurts my hands really, so it makes your pitch selection a little better.

"You don't want to swing at too many balls that you can't really handle."

Longoria, who has yet to have an extended hot streak this season, is hoping Friday is the start of something. And you can expect him to try it again the same way tonight.

"It's just coincidental that what happened happened (Friday)," he said. "But I guess I'll just keep doing it until either it starts hurting too much or it stops working.""