By JANIE McCAULEY
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Daulton Jefferies gave up a house run to Yandy Diaz to guide off the sport and the Rays scored 5 extra runs over the primary 5 innings to beat the Oakland Athletics 6-1 on Monday evening in entrance of a season-low Coliseum crowd.
Jefferies (1-2) allowed consecutive RBI singles within the third to Wander Franco and Randy Arozarena, and Mike Zunino’s base hit the subsequent inning introduced in one other Rays run.
Manuel Margot added an RBI double within the fifth amongst his three hits because the Rays tagged Jefferies for profession highs of 11 hits and 6 runs.
The A’s misplaced their season-high fourth straight after a weekend sweep by Cleveland at dwelling, and have misplaced seven of 9 after successful eight of 12.
Oakland’s solely run got here within the second inning, when Seth Brown walked, stole second and was introduced in on a single to proper by Chad Pinder.
The A’s managed simply that one run and one hit off Drew Rasmussen (2-1), who struck out three and walked one in 5 strong innings. 4 Rays relievers gave up a single hit — a Jed Lowrie bunt single to guide off the seventh — in ending up the 2-hour, 37-minute recreation.
Tampa Bay’s pitchers held Oakland in test after having given up 17 runs over their earlier 13 innings.
The golf equipment performed their fifth of seven video games over a 24-day span. They've two video games left of their three-game collection.
ATTENDANCE WOES
The A’s season-low crowd of two,488 was their smallest excluding COVID years since they drew 2,443 in a 6-3 win in opposition to the Rangers on Sept. 9, 1980. Rickey Henderson stole a base and Mitchell Web page homered twice in that recreation.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Rays: C Francisco Mejía, sidelined on the COVID-19 injured listing, performed as designated hitter Monday in a rehab recreation on the membership’s spring coaching facility in Port Charlotte, Florida, and is scheduled to catch 5 or 6 innings Tuesday earlier than the staff determines if he’s able to return. … SS Franco returned to the lineup a day after he was scratched with proper hamstring tightness. … Tampa Bay optioned OF Josh Lowe to Triple-A Durham and designated RHP Robert Dugger for project a day after he made his main league debut with 5 1/3 aid innings throughout Sunday’s 9-3 dwelling loss to the Twins.
Athletics: RHP reliever Lou Trivino, on the COVID-19 IL since April 18, made a rehab begin with Class-A Stockton on Sunday and might be again with the A’s as quickly as Tuesday. … Veteran C Stephen Vogt’s sprained proper knee is making good progress.
UP NEXT
RHP Paul Blackburn (3-0, 1.35 ERA) is ready to begin the center recreation of the collection for Oakland, having gone 3-0 over his final 4 begins. … Rays LHP Ryan Yarbrough is predicted to return off the injured listing from coping with left groin tightness and both begin or comply with an opener to pitch the majority of the innings.