ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Evan Longoria was trying to tie the game with a long flyball against Scott Kazmir, his former Tampa Bay Rays teammate.
Instead, Longoria hit out a three-run homer that turned around Friday night's game in the fifth inning and led the Rays to a 5-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics.
"It was two strikes and I was just trying to put the ball in play," Longoria said. "The plan was just to drive the ball in the outfield and score one run, and we ended up getting three out of it. In a 1-0 game, it does change the complexion of the game."
Steven Souza Jr. and Tim Beckham added solo home runs for the Rays, who won for the fourth time in five games and remained in first place in the AL East.
Rays starter Chris Archer (5-4) and five relievers gave up nine hits, and Tampa Bay held an opponent to two runs or less for the 22nd time in 43 games. Archer gave up six hits, struck out eight and walked four in 5 1/3 innings for Tampa Bay.
"That's what's nice about playing on a good team: your teammates bail you out," said Archer, who has allowed one run or less in six of his 10 starts. "The fact that our bullpen is the best in baseball, that's comforting."
Brad Boxberger got the final out for his 13th save.
Kazmir (2-3) gave up two earned runs and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings for the A's, who lost their fourth straight and 14th of 16. The left-hander is 0-3 in seven starts since April 13.
"I was just trying to make a pitch, a fastball in. It ended up out over the plate and he made me pay," said Kazmir, who started Games 1 and 5 of the 2008 World Series for Tampa Bay.
"There's a lot of respect there, just going back as far as we have, and a lot of respect for what he's overcome," Longoria said. "Obviously, he was really, really good for a while here and then had some struggles, and now being back to the pitcher that he was is pretty impressive."
Stephen Vogt led off the fourth with his 10th home run, giving the A's a 1-0 lead.
Longoria's fifth homer came in the fifth after Brandon Guyer's leadoff hit and an error.
Souza's seventh home run, off reliever Evan Scribner in the seventh, made it 4-1 and Beckham, who had tripled earlier, added his fifth homer in the eighth off Arnold Leon. After the game, Beckham was optioned to Triple-A Durham and left-hander Enny Romero was called up to take his place on the roster.
Billy Butler drove in Oakland's final run with a sacrifice fly in the ninth.
BAD MEMORY
Cash caught Kazmir for one game when they were with the Devil Rays on July 3, 2005. "We lost 2-1 (actually 3-2) to Minnesota," Cash recalled Friday. "He wanted a slider; I walked out and said, `Let's go with a fastball.' Groundball up the middle, run scores, we lose. Great memory. Lou Piniella was thrilled."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Athletics: RHP Edward Mujica went on the 15-day disabled list with a fractured right thumb. ... OF Coco Crisp will not have neck surgery, but the A's will decide this weekend whether to put him on the disabled list.
Rays: INF Ryan Brett (left shoulder subluxation) and LHP C.J. Riefenhauser (left shoulder inflammation) will begin rehab assignments at Class A Charlotte on Sunday.
UP NEXT
RHP Kendall Graveman (1-2, 8.27 ERA) will be recalled from Triple-A Nashville to pitch for the A's against Rays RHP Nathan Karns (3-1, 3.77 ERA), who will be pitching on 10 days' rest.
Instead, Longoria hit out a three-run homer that turned around Friday night's game in the fifth inning and led the Rays to a 5-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics.
"It was two strikes and I was just trying to put the ball in play," Longoria said. "The plan was just to drive the ball in the outfield and score one run, and we ended up getting three out of it. In a 1-0 game, it does change the complexion of the game."
Steven Souza Jr. and Tim Beckham added solo home runs for the Rays, who won for the fourth time in five games and remained in first place in the AL East.
Rays starter Chris Archer (5-4) and five relievers gave up nine hits, and Tampa Bay held an opponent to two runs or less for the 22nd time in 43 games. Archer gave up six hits, struck out eight and walked four in 5 1/3 innings for Tampa Bay.
"That's what's nice about playing on a good team: your teammates bail you out," said Archer, who has allowed one run or less in six of his 10 starts. "The fact that our bullpen is the best in baseball, that's comforting."
Brad Boxberger got the final out for his 13th save.
Kazmir (2-3) gave up two earned runs and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings for the A's, who lost their fourth straight and 14th of 16. The left-hander is 0-3 in seven starts since April 13.
"I was just trying to make a pitch, a fastball in. It ended up out over the plate and he made me pay," said Kazmir, who started Games 1 and 5 of the 2008 World Series for Tampa Bay.
"There's a lot of respect there, just going back as far as we have, and a lot of respect for what he's overcome," Longoria said. "Obviously, he was really, really good for a while here and then had some struggles, and now being back to the pitcher that he was is pretty impressive."
Stephen Vogt led off the fourth with his 10th home run, giving the A's a 1-0 lead.
Longoria's fifth homer came in the fifth after Brandon Guyer's leadoff hit and an error.
Souza's seventh home run, off reliever Evan Scribner in the seventh, made it 4-1 and Beckham, who had tripled earlier, added his fifth homer in the eighth off Arnold Leon. After the game, Beckham was optioned to Triple-A Durham and left-hander Enny Romero was called up to take his place on the roster.
Billy Butler drove in Oakland's final run with a sacrifice fly in the ninth.
BAD MEMORY
Cash caught Kazmir for one game when they were with the Devil Rays on July 3, 2005. "We lost 2-1 (actually 3-2) to Minnesota," Cash recalled Friday. "He wanted a slider; I walked out and said, `Let's go with a fastball.' Groundball up the middle, run scores, we lose. Great memory. Lou Piniella was thrilled."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Athletics: RHP Edward Mujica went on the 15-day disabled list with a fractured right thumb. ... OF Coco Crisp will not have neck surgery, but the A's will decide this weekend whether to put him on the disabled list.
Rays: INF Ryan Brett (left shoulder subluxation) and LHP C.J. Riefenhauser (left shoulder inflammation) will begin rehab assignments at Class A Charlotte on Sunday.
UP NEXT
RHP Kendall Graveman (1-2, 8.27 ERA) will be recalled from Triple-A Nashville to pitch for the A's against Rays RHP Nathan Karns (3-1, 3.77 ERA), who will be pitching on 10 days' rest.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Oakland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| Burns grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Sogard singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Reddick struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Butler singled to center, Sogard to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Sogard to third, Butler to second on wild pitch by Archer. | 0 | 0 |
| Vogt struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| Guyer struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Longoria walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Forsythe grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| Lawrie grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Muncy struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Parrino struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| Butler singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Loney singled to right, Butler to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera grounded into double play, third to first, Butler out at third, Loney to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Beckham struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| Fuld singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Burns lined out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Sogard flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Reddick walked, Fuld to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Butler struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| Rivera singled to left, Rivera out stretching at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Guyer singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. walked, Guyer to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Guyer to third, Souza Jr. to second on passed ball by Vogt. | 0 | 0 |
| Longoria grounded into fielder's choice to third, Guyer out at home. | 0 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. stole third, Longoria stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Forsythe walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Butler struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| Vogt homered to right (370 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Lawrie struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Muncy walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Parrino struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Fuld struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| Loney popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Cabrera popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Beckham tripled to deep center. | 1 | 0 |
| Rivera flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| Burns walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Burns stole second. | 1 | 0 |
| Sogard popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Reddick grounded out to pitcher, Burns to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Butler lined out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| Guyer singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. sacrificed to first, Guyer to second, Souza Jr. safe at first on error by first baseman Muncy. Guyer to third on error by first baseman Muncy. | 1 | 0 |
| Longoria homered to left (425 feet), Guyer and Souza Jr. scored. | 1 | 3 |
| Forsythe grounded out to third. | 1 | 3 |
| Butler grounded out to third. | 1 | 3 |
| Loney grounded out to first. | 1 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| Vogt reached on infield single to third. | 1 | 3 |
| Lawrie reached on infield single to shortstop, Vogt to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Muncy flied out to left. | 1 | 3 |
| Semien hit for Parrino. | 1 | 3 |
| Semien walked, Vogt to third, Lawrie to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Gomes relieved Archer. | 1 | 3 |
| Fuld struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| Burns lined out to center. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| Semien at shortstop. | 1 | 3 |
| Cabrera doubled to left. | 1 | 3 |
| Beckham grounded out to second, Cabrera to third. | 1 | 3 |
| Rivera flied out to right. | 1 | 3 |
| Scribner relieved Kazmir. | 1 | 3 |
| DeJesus hit for Guyer. | 1 | 3 |
| DeJesus grounded out to second. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Gomes pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| DeJesus in left field. | 1 | 3 |
| Kiermaier in center field. | 1 | 3 |
| Sogard flied out to center. | 1 | 3 |
| Reddick flied out to center. | 1 | 3 |
| Butler singled to center. | 1 | 3 |
| Cedeño relieved Gomes. | 1 | 3 |
| Vogt flied out to right. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Evan Scribner pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| Souza Jr. homered to left (390 feet). | 1 | 4 |
| Longoria singled to center. | 1 | 4 |
| Forsythe grounded out to third, Longoria to second. | 1 | 4 |
| Abad relieved Scribner. | 1 | 4 |
| Kiermaier reached on infield single to shortstop, Longoria to third. | 1 | 4 |
| Loney flied out to left, Longoria out at home. | 1 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Jepsen pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| Jepsen relieved Cedeño. | 1 | 4 |
| Lawrie struck out swinging, Lawrie safe at first on wild pitch by Jepsen. | 1 | 4 |
| Muncy flied out to center. | 1 | 4 |
| Lawrie stole second. | 1 | 4 |
| Semien grounded out to shortstop, Lawrie to third. | 1 | 4 |
| Fuld grounded out to second. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Arnold Leon pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| León relieved Abad. | 1 | 4 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| Beckham homered to left center (464 feet). | 1 | 5 |
| Rivera grounded out to third. | 1 | 5 |
| DeJesus flied out to center. | 1 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Ernesto Frieri pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| Frieri relieved Jepsen. | 1 | 5 |
| Burns struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| Sogard singled to center. | 1 | 5 |
| Reddick singled to right center, Sogard to third. | 1 | 5 |
| Butler hit sacrifice fly to right, Sogard scored. | 2 | 5 |
| Boxberger relieved Frieri. | 2 | 5 |
| Reddick to second on fielder's indifference. | 2 | 5 |
| Vogt struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Burns CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .292 | .338 | .347 |
| Sogard 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .264 | .285 | .314 |
| Reddick RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .302 | .378 | .511 |
| Butler DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .269 | .315 | .386 |
| Vogt C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .309 | .408 | .610 |
| Lawrie 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .279 | .310 | .364 |
| Muncy 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .265 | .366 | .529 |
| Parrino SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Semien PH-SS
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .300 | .346 | .482 |
| Fuld LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .198 | .280 | .297 |
| Totals | 36 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 158 | |||
| a-walked for A Parrino in the 6th | ||||||||||
| BATTING HR: Vogt (10, 4th inning off Archer 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Vogt (31), Butler (22) SF: Butler Athletics RISP: 0-11 (Burns 0-1, Semien 0-1, Vogt 0-2, Reddick 0-1, Fuld 0-2, Muncy 0-1, Butler 0-2, Sogard 0-1) Team LOB: 12 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Burns (5, 2nd base off Archer/Rivera); Lawrie (2, 2nd base off Jepsen/Rivera) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Muncy (2, catch) DP: 2 (Lawrie-Muncy, Fuld-Vogt). PB: Vogt. Outfield Assist: Fuld (Longoria at Home, Rivera at 2nd base). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 12,329 (36.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:05 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - David Rackley, First Base - Rob Drake, Second Base - Joe West, Third Base - Gabe Morales |
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