MLB

Tampa Bay Rays at Oakland Athletics

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Tampa Bay Rays
48-22, 17-15 Away
Final
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Oakland Athletics
19-50, 9-24 Home

A’s beat Rays 2-1 for 7th straight win as fans hold reverse boycott

The A’s drew a season-high attendance of 27,759 as Oakland fans held a “reverse boycott” to protest the team’s planned move to Las Vegas.

It was a playoff-like atmosphere for the A's season-high seventh straight victory, with the crowd repeatedly chanting “Sell the team!” and “Stay in Oakland!”

“Tonight was as close to a playoff crowd as I think I’ve experienced managing a game," Athletics manager Mark Kotsay said. “The energy, the atmosphere was everything that this stadium can be."

Fans also shouted their anger at team owner John Fisher throughout the night and some threw cups and bottles onto the field after the game ended.

“If you want to use the word ‘anger,’ it wasn’t directed at the players,” Kotsay said. “We felt the energy on the fans’ side supporting us passionately. You could feel them just wanting us to win that game and their will, I think, came across with our guys.”

Many arrived hours before first pitch to tailgate in the parking lot, with the first 7,000 receiving fan-funded “SELL” shirts made by local company Oaklandish.

“It was cool,” A's designated hitter Brent Rooker said. “It was really, really fun. We had a good time playing. ... They came out and they made it very clear how passionate they were about this city and this team, which was cool to see, and we fed off that energy all night.”

With the game tied at 1, Ramón Laureano singled off Colin Poche (4-2) to lead off the eighth inning. Laureano advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Jonah Bride and then stole third.

Pérez hit for Seth Brown and sent a sharp grounder to third, off the glove of a diving Isaac Paredes, who recovered to throw Pérez out at first, but Laureano scored the go-ahead run.

Rooker had an RBI double in the seventh to tie the game for Oakland.

Hogan Harris (2-0) pitched seven stellar innings, allowing one run on four hits with two strikeouts.

“That’s got to be the best that young man has thrown the baseball," Kotsay said. “It was a Hogan Harris night, really.”

Trevor May earned his third save in five chances as Oakland’s bullpen recorded a save for the sixth consecutive game.

Manuel Margot drove in Tampa Bay’s run on an RBI single in the fifth.

Poche gave up one run in his lone inning.

Both teams used openers. A’s right-hander Shintaro Fujinami pitched a scoreless first inning while Rays lefty Jalen Beeks handled the first 1 2/3 frames.

“We just couldn’t get much going,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said. “Their pitchers did a really good job. Harris came in after Fujinami and really threw the ball well.”

REVERSE BOYCOTT DONATIONS

The Athletics announced they would donate all ticket revenue from Tuesday’s game, totaling $811,107, to two local community organizations: The Alameda County Community Food Bank and the Oakland Public Education Fund.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Rays: RHP Pete Fairbanks (left hip inflammation) is nearing a return from the 15-day injured list. Cash said Fairbanks would likely join the team Wednesday in Oakland and could be reinstated soon after. “I think it’s really close,” Cash said.

Athletics: RHP Dany Jiménez (strained pitching shoulder) is progressing in his throwing program while RHP Zach Jackson is expected to begin a throwing program next week as he works back from a flexor tendon strain in his pitching arm. ... RHP Mason Miller has begun a throwing program as he deals with tightness in his right forearm. ... C Manny Piña is ramping up his hitting work as he recovers from a sprained left wrist.

ROSTER MOVE

The Rays signed RHP Erasmo Ramírez to a minor league contract and assigned him to Triple-A Durham. Ramírez was released by the Nationals on Thursday after going 2/3 with a 6.33 ERA in 27 innings this season.

UP NEXT

RHP Tyler Glasnow (1-0, 2.87 ERA) makes his fourth start of the season Wednesday night for Tampa Bay. Glasnow has allowed just one run in each of his last two outings. Oakland counters with rookie RHP Luis Medina (1-5, 7.53), coming off his first career win Friday at Milwaukee.

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Matchup Prediction

Athletics: 30.5%
Rays: 69.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

9th Inning Siri struck out swinging.
9th Inning J. Lowe ran for Paredes
9th Inning Paredes walked.
9th Inning Arozarena caught stealing second, catcher to second.
9th Inning Arozarena walked.
9th Inning Ramírez lined out to left.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 1
10 Ground Balls 12
4 Strikeouts 7
1 Runs Batted In 2
1 Sacrifice Hit 1
5 Hits 6
0 Stolen Bases 1
2 Walks 3
0 Catcher Interference 1
1 Runs 2
0 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
30 At Bats 28
0 Home Runs 0
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
9 Runners Left On Base 13
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
2 Doubles 1
17 Fly Balls 10
1 Caught Stealing 1
116 Pitches 121
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 1
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 1
7 Total Bases 7
33 Plate Appearances 34
0.0 Projected Home Runs 0.0
2 Extra Base Hits 1
1.0 Runs Created 2.4
.167 Batting Average .214
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.233 Slugging Percentage .250
.100 Secondary Average .143
.219 On Base Percentage .313
.452 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .563
0.6 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 1.2
1.0 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 2.7
13.0 Batter Rating 17.0
0.0 At Bats Per Home Run 0.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.50
3.52 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.56
.067 Isolated Power .036
0.50 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.43
.061 Walks Per Plate Appearance .088
-.067 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.071
2.0 Runs Produced 4.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.3 Patience Ratio 0.3
0.2 Balls In Play Average 0.3
66.3 MLB Rating 70.0
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Oakland Coliseum

Location: Oakland, California
Attendance: 27,759 | Capacity:

2024 American League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York 94 68 .580 - W1
Baltimore 91 71 .562 3 W3
Boston 81 81 .500 13 W1
Tampa Bay 80 82 .494 14 L1
Toronto 74 88 .457 20 L3

2024 American League West Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 88 73 .547 - W2
Seattle 85 77 .525 3.5 W4
Texas 78 84 .481 10.5 W3
Oakland 69 93 .426 19.5 L3
Los Angeles 63 99 .389 25.5 L6
Full Standings