ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The game was already long and there would be another one. Evan Longoria wanted to get it over.
"We didn't need more extra innings in a game like today," Longoria said after his RBI single in the 10th inning lifted the Tampa Bay Rays over the Oakland Athletics 6-5 Saturday. "It's been quite a while since I've gotten a walk-off hit. It felt good."
The Rays' fourth straight win came in the opener of the majors' first regularly scheduled doubleheader since 2011.
Oakland, which scored a run in the ninth to tie it, lost despite getting a season-high 16 hits.
Peter Bourjos led off the 10th with a single, advanced on a wild pitch by Liam Hendriks (2-1) and scored on Longoria's third hit of the game.
It was Longoria's eighth career walkoff hit, but his first since a two-run homer against San Diego on May 11, 2013.
"He's gotten tons of hits in his career," manager Kevin Cash said. "That was one we needed, and I think he probably needed, too. He's been spinning a little bit, showing a little bit of frustration."
Austin Pruitt (5-1) won in relief.
Oakland starter Sonny Gray struck out 10 while giving up five runs, only two of them earned, in six innings.
Steven Souza Jr. and Tim Beckham each drove in two runs for the Rays.
The A's led off the third with five straight hits off Erasmo Ramirez to take a 3-0 lead. Jed Lowrie drove in the first run with a double and Khris Davis and Yonder Alonso followed with RBI singles.
They had a chance to build the lead in the fourth when they loaded the bases with none out and came up empty.
"We had a chance to blow the game open," Oakland manager Bob Melvin said. "We left a lot (13) on base. Earlier in the game we had a lot better chance to win because we put together some at bats."
Souza hit a two-run single in the fourth and Beckham put the Rays ahead 4-3 with a two-out, two-run double in the sixth.
The Rays added another run in the sixth when catcher Josh Phegley mishandled a throw enabling Beckham to score from second base on Michael Martinez's infield single. It was Oakland's second error of the game and major league-worst 61st of the season.
Ryon Healy hit an RBI single in the A's seventh. Back-to-back doubles by Alonso and Healy off Alex Colome tied it at 5 in the ninth.
A's center fielder Jaycob Brugman got his first major league hit, a sixth-inning single off Ramirez.
DOUBLE DIP
The last regularly scheduled doubleheader in the majors was on July 11, 2011, when the A's hosted the Angels. This was the second doubleheader at Tropicana Field -- the other was Sept. 30, 2004, when two games against the Detroit Tigers had to be rescheduled because of Hurricane Frances.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Athletics: RHP Andrew Triggs was put on the disabled list with a strained left hip after giving up eight runs in 3 2/3 innings Friday night. OF Matt Olson was recalled from Nashville to take Triggs' roster spot.
Rays: RHP Matt Andriese (strained groin) was activated to pitch the second game. His last start was May 30. ... C Wilson Ramos (recovery from torn ACL) may soon have his rehab upgraded from Class A Charlotte to Triple-A Durham.
UP NEXT
RHP Jesse Hahn (2-4) will pitch the series finale for Oakland on Sunday against Tampa Bay RHP Chris Archer (4-4).
Oakland Athletics
"We didn't need more extra innings in a game like today," Longoria said after his RBI single in the 10th inning lifted the Tampa Bay Rays over the Oakland Athletics 6-5 Saturday. "It's been quite a while since I've gotten a walk-off hit. It felt good."
The Rays' fourth straight win came in the opener of the majors' first regularly scheduled doubleheader since 2011.
Oakland, which scored a run in the ninth to tie it, lost despite getting a season-high 16 hits.
Peter Bourjos led off the 10th with a single, advanced on a wild pitch by Liam Hendriks (2-1) and scored on Longoria's third hit of the game.
It was Longoria's eighth career walkoff hit, but his first since a two-run homer against San Diego on May 11, 2013.
"He's gotten tons of hits in his career," manager Kevin Cash said. "That was one we needed, and I think he probably needed, too. He's been spinning a little bit, showing a little bit of frustration."
Austin Pruitt (5-1) won in relief.
Oakland starter Sonny Gray struck out 10 while giving up five runs, only two of them earned, in six innings.
Steven Souza Jr. and Tim Beckham each drove in two runs for the Rays.
The A's led off the third with five straight hits off Erasmo Ramirez to take a 3-0 lead. Jed Lowrie drove in the first run with a double and Khris Davis and Yonder Alonso followed with RBI singles.
They had a chance to build the lead in the fourth when they loaded the bases with none out and came up empty.
"We had a chance to blow the game open," Oakland manager Bob Melvin said. "We left a lot (13) on base. Earlier in the game we had a lot better chance to win because we put together some at bats."
Souza hit a two-run single in the fourth and Beckham put the Rays ahead 4-3 with a two-out, two-run double in the sixth.
The Rays added another run in the sixth when catcher Josh Phegley mishandled a throw enabling Beckham to score from second base on Michael Martinez's infield single. It was Oakland's second error of the game and major league-worst 61st of the season.
Ryon Healy hit an RBI single in the A's seventh. Back-to-back doubles by Alonso and Healy off Alex Colome tied it at 5 in the ninth.
A's center fielder Jaycob Brugman got his first major league hit, a sixth-inning single off Ramirez.
DOUBLE DIP
The last regularly scheduled doubleheader in the majors was on July 11, 2011, when the A's hosted the Angels. This was the second doubleheader at Tropicana Field -- the other was Sept. 30, 2004, when two games against the Detroit Tigers had to be rescheduled because of Hurricane Frances.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Athletics: RHP Andrew Triggs was put on the disabled list with a strained left hip after giving up eight runs in 3 2/3 innings Friday night. OF Matt Olson was recalled from Nashville to take Triggs' roster spot.
Rays: RHP Matt Andriese (strained groin) was activated to pitch the second game. His last start was May 30. ... C Wilson Ramos (recovery from torn ACL) may soon have his rehab upgraded from Class A Charlotte to Triple-A Durham.
UP NEXT
RHP Jesse Hahn (2-4) will pitch the series finale for Oakland on Sunday against Tampa Bay RHP Chris Archer (4-4).
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Oakland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Erasmo Ramirez pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| Joyce singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Pinder struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Lowrie flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| K. Davis struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Sonny Gray pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| Smith lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Dickerson struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Longoria struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Erasmo Ramirez pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| Alonso struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Healy struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Plouffe reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Brugman grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Sonny Gray pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| Morrison singled to deep right. | 0 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus struck out swinging. Morrison out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Erasmo Ramirez pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| Phegley flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Joyce singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Pinder singled to center, Joyce to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Lowrie doubled to right, Joyce scored, Pinder to third. | 1 | 0 |
| K. Davis singled to left center, Pinder scored, Lowrie to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Alonso singled to right, Lowrie scored, K. Davis to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Healy grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Alonso out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Sonny Gray pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| Beckham singled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Martínez lined into double play, second to first, Beckham doubled off first. | 3 | 0 |
| Norris struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Erasmo Ramirez pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| Plouffe safe at first on error by shortstop Beckham. | 3 | 0 |
| Brugman walked, Plouffe to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Phegley hit by pitch, Plouffe to third, Brugman to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Joyce grounded into double play, pitcher to catcher to first, Plouffe out at home, Brugman to third, Phegley to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Pinder flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Sonny Gray pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| Smith safe at first on throwing error by pitcher Gray. | 3 | 0 |
| Dickerson struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Longoria doubled to deep right, Smith to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Morrison struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. singled to left, Smith and Longoria scored. | 3 | 2 |
| Rasmus singled to left center, Souza Jr. to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Beckham struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Erasmo Ramirez pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| Lowrie struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| K. Davis lined out to right. | 3 | 2 |
| Alonso hit a ground rule double to left. | 3 | 2 |
| Healy struck out looking. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Sonny Gray pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| Martínez grounded out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Norris struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Smith singled to center. | 3 | 2 |
| Smith stole second. | 3 | 2 |
| Dickerson popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Erasmo Ramirez pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| Plouffe fouled out to catcher. | 3 | 2 |
| Brugman singled to center. | 3 | 2 |
| Phegley singled to right, Brugman to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Whitley relieved Ramírez. | 3 | 2 |
| Joyce grounded into fielder's choice to third, Brugman out at third, Phegley to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Pinder struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Sonny Gray pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| Longoria doubled to deep center. | 3 | 2 |
| Morrison grounded out to second, Longoria to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Souza Jr. walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Rasmus struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Beckham doubled to deep right center, Longoria and Souza Jr. scored. | 3 | 4 |
| Martínez reached on infield single to second, Beckham scored on error by catcher Phegley. | 3 | 5 |
| Norris grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Martínez out at second. | 3 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chase Whitley pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| Lowrie singled to right. | 3 | 5 |
| K. Davis singled to right, Lowrie to second. | 3 | 5 |
| Alvarado relieved Whitley. | 3 | 5 |
| Alonso flied out to left. | 3 | 5 |
| Hunter relieved Alvarado. | 3 | 5 |
| Healy singled to center, Lowrie scored, K. Davis to second. | 4 | 5 |
| Plouffe popped out to first. | 4 | 5 |
| Brugman singled to left, K. Davis to third, Healy to second. | 4 | 5 |
| Vogt hit for Phegley. | 4 | 5 |
| Vogt popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Coulombe pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| Vogt catching. | 4 | 5 |
| Coulombe relieved Gray. | 4 | 5 |
| Smith struck out looking. | 4 | 5 |
| Dickerson grounded out to second. | 4 | 5 |
| Longoria grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Danny Farquhar pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| Robertson at second base. | 4 | 5 |
| Farquhar relieved Hunter. | 4 | 5 |
| Joyce grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 5 |
| Pinder flied out to right. | 4 | 5 |
| Lowrie flied out to left. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Coulombe pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| Morrison popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 5 |
| Axford relieved Coulombe. | 4 | 5 |
| Souza Jr. walked. | 4 | 5 |
| Rasmus lined out to shortstop. | 4 | 5 |
| Beckham struck out looking. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Alex Colome pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| Bourjos in left field. | 4 | 5 |
| Colomé relieved Farquhar. | 4 | 5 |
| K. Davis struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| Alonso doubled to left. | 4 | 5 |
| R. Davis ran for Alonso. | 4 | 5 |
| Healy doubled to left, R. Davis scored. | 5 | 5 |
| Olson hit for Plouffe. | 5 | 5 |
| Olson flied out to left. | 5 | 5 |
| Brugman safe at first on throwing error by second baseman Robertson, Healy to third. | 5 | 5 |
| Vogt grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Madson pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| Rosales at third base. | 5 | 5 |
| Olson at first base. | 5 | 5 |
| Madson relieved Axford. | 5 | 5 |
| Robertson struck out swinging. | 5 | 5 |
| Norris struck out swinging. | 5 | 5 |
| Smith struck out swinging. | 5 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Austin Pruitt pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| Pruitt relieved Colomé. | 5 | 5 |
| Joyce flied out to left. | 5 | 5 |
| Pinder walked. | 5 | 5 |
| Lowrie lined into double play, third to first, Pinder doubled off first. | 5 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Madson pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| Hendriks relieved Madson. | 5 | 5 |
| Bourjos singled to right. | 5 | 5 |
| Bourjos to second on wild pitch by Hendriks. | 5 | 5 |
| Longoria singled to left, Bourjos scored. | 5 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Oakland Athletics
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyce RF | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .198 | .301 | .365 |
| Pinder SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 28 | .227 | .290 | .515 |
| Lowrie 2B | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .295 | .359 | .480 |
| K. Davis LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .233 | .317 | .507 |
| Alonso 1B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .299 | .388 | .659 |
R. Davis PR
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .212 | .266 | .329 |
Rosales 3B
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .275 | .342 |
| Healy DH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .278 | .308 | .517 |
| Plouffe 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .217 | .279 | .361 |
b-Olson PH-1B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
| Brugman CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .250 | .333 | .250 |
| Phegley C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .205 | .235 | .333 |
a-Vogt PH-C
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .218 | .268 | .359 |
| Totals | 45 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 171 | |||
| a-popped out to shortstop for J Phegley in the 7th b-flied out to left for T Plouffe in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Lowrie (21, Ramírez); Alonso 2 (11, Colomé, Ramírez); Healy (16, Colomé) RBI: Lowrie (21), K. Davis (40), Alonso (35), Healy 2 (36) GIDP: Healy, Joyce Athletics RISP: 6-18 (Alonso 1-2, Healy 2-4, Plouffe 0-1, Brugman 1-2, K. Davis 1-1, Joyce 0-2, Olson 0-1, Lowrie 1-1, Pinder 0-2, Vogt 0-2) Team LOB: 13 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Gray (1, throw); Phegley (5, catch) DP: 1 (Lowrie-Alonso). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Game Time | 3:56 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Laz Diaz, First Base - Shane Livensparger, Second Base - Cory Blaser, Third Base - Jeff Nelson |
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