ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Mallex Smith is fitting in nicely with the Tampa Bay Rays.
Smith had three hits and used his speed to set up the go-ahead run and the Rays took three of four from the Oakland Athletics with a 5-4 victory Sunday.
Smith had a bunt single leading off the seventh and went to third after reliever Daniel Coulombe (0-1) was charged with an error for an errant throw to first that ended up in the right-field corner. Tampa Bay went ahead 5-4 when Corey Dickerson hit a sacrifice fly on the next pitch.
"Just see if he can make a play," Smith said about his decision for the bunt.
The error was Oakland's major league-high 62nd. The Athletics are 9-23, including 1-7 in one-run games, on the road.
"It's been frustrating," Oakland manager Bob Melvin said.
Smith, recalled from Triple-A Durham on Friday to fill in for injured Gold Glove center fielder Kevin Kiermaier, also walked and went 8 for 14 in the series.
"Just another strong game on his part," Rays manager Kevin Cash said.
Kiermaier is expected to miss at least two months with a broken right hip.
Chase Whitley (2-1) replaced Chris Archer in the top of seventh and worked out of a two-on, no-out jam.
Oakland loaded the bases with one out in the ninth before Alex Colome retired Jed Lowrie and Khris Davis for his 18th save.
Stephen Vogt had three RBI for Oakland, which has lost eight consecutive road series. The previous time the Athletics had a worst stretch was in 1986 when they dropped nine in a row.
Davis drove in a run with a single in the sixth to put Oakland 4-3, but Colby Rasmus pulled Tampa Bay even in the bottom of the inning with a solo homer.
Vogt had a two-run single in the second and made it 3-0 with a fourth-inning RBI double.
The Athletics lost twice in the series after going up by three runs.
After striking out the first two batters in the fifth, Jesse Hahn allowed five consecutive hits as Tampa Bay tied it at 3.
Smith and Dickerson had consecutive run-scoring doubles before Evan Longoria hit an RBI single.
"I have to do a better job to minimize the damage there," Hahn said. "Even after the first couple hits, I have to do something there to get that next out."
Hahn, winless in his past 10 road starts, allowed three runs and seven hits in five innings.
Archer gave up four runs and seven hits over six innings.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Athletics: RHP Kendall Graveman (right shoulder) resumed playing catch. ... INF Marcus Semien (right wrist) is hitting soft toss.
Rays: RHP Jumbo Diaz (right arm fatigue) was reinstated from the 10-day disabled list and worked a scoreless eighth.
HIT PARADE?
The Athletics had double-digit hits in each of the final three games of the series but won just once. It's the eighth time overall Oakland has lost when getting 10 or more hits.
CHRIS' COUNT
Archer threw 114 pitches, the 23rd straight time he has reached the century mark. It's the longest stretch in team history.
UP NEXT
Athletics: RHP Jharel Cotton (3-6), 0-2 with a 4.15 ERA in his past three starts, goes against Miami RHP Jose Urena (4-2) Tuesday night. RHP Daniel Gossett will be recalled from Triple-A Nashville to start Wednesday's game with the Marlins.
Rays: RHP Jake Odorizzi (4-3) and Toronto RHP Marco Estrada (4-4) are Tuesday night's starters. Odorizzi has allowed a homer in eight consecutive starts.
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Oakland Athletics
Smith had three hits and used his speed to set up the go-ahead run and the Rays took three of four from the Oakland Athletics with a 5-4 victory Sunday.
Smith had a bunt single leading off the seventh and went to third after reliever Daniel Coulombe (0-1) was charged with an error for an errant throw to first that ended up in the right-field corner. Tampa Bay went ahead 5-4 when Corey Dickerson hit a sacrifice fly on the next pitch.
"Just see if he can make a play," Smith said about his decision for the bunt.
The error was Oakland's major league-high 62nd. The Athletics are 9-23, including 1-7 in one-run games, on the road.
"It's been frustrating," Oakland manager Bob Melvin said.
Smith, recalled from Triple-A Durham on Friday to fill in for injured Gold Glove center fielder Kevin Kiermaier, also walked and went 8 for 14 in the series.
"Just another strong game on his part," Rays manager Kevin Cash said.
Kiermaier is expected to miss at least two months with a broken right hip.
Chase Whitley (2-1) replaced Chris Archer in the top of seventh and worked out of a two-on, no-out jam.
Oakland loaded the bases with one out in the ninth before Alex Colome retired Jed Lowrie and Khris Davis for his 18th save.
Stephen Vogt had three RBI for Oakland, which has lost eight consecutive road series. The previous time the Athletics had a worst stretch was in 1986 when they dropped nine in a row.
Davis drove in a run with a single in the sixth to put Oakland 4-3, but Colby Rasmus pulled Tampa Bay even in the bottom of the inning with a solo homer.
Vogt had a two-run single in the second and made it 3-0 with a fourth-inning RBI double.
The Athletics lost twice in the series after going up by three runs.
After striking out the first two batters in the fifth, Jesse Hahn allowed five consecutive hits as Tampa Bay tied it at 3.
Smith and Dickerson had consecutive run-scoring doubles before Evan Longoria hit an RBI single.
"I have to do a better job to minimize the damage there," Hahn said. "Even after the first couple hits, I have to do something there to get that next out."
Hahn, winless in his past 10 road starts, allowed three runs and seven hits in five innings.
Archer gave up four runs and seven hits over six innings.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Athletics: RHP Kendall Graveman (right shoulder) resumed playing catch. ... INF Marcus Semien (right wrist) is hitting soft toss.
Rays: RHP Jumbo Diaz (right arm fatigue) was reinstated from the 10-day disabled list and worked a scoreless eighth.
HIT PARADE?
The Athletics had double-digit hits in each of the final three games of the series but won just once. It's the eighth time overall Oakland has lost when getting 10 or more hits.
CHRIS' COUNT
Archer threw 114 pitches, the 23rd straight time he has reached the century mark. It's the longest stretch in team history.
UP NEXT
Athletics: RHP Jharel Cotton (3-6), 0-2 with a 4.15 ERA in his past three starts, goes against Miami RHP Jose Urena (4-2) Tuesday night. RHP Daniel Gossett will be recalled from Triple-A Nashville to start Wednesday's game with the Marlins.
Rays: RHP Jake Odorizzi (4-3) and Toronto RHP Marco Estrada (4-4) are Tuesday night's starters. Odorizzi has allowed a homer in eight consecutive starts.
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1:10PM,EDT,June 11,2017
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg,Florida
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg,Florida
| 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 |
| Brugman struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Pinder flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Lowrie flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jesse Hahn pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| Smith walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Dickerson walked, Smith to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Longoria grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Dickerson out at second, Smith to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Morrison struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| K. Davis struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Alonso walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Healy singled to center, Alonso to third, Healy to second on error by center fielder Smith. | 0 | 0 |
| Vogt singled to center, Alonso and Healy scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Joyce lined out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| R. Davis fouled out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jesse Hahn pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| Souza Jr. struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Rasmus lined out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Beckham singled to deep left. | 2 | 0 |
| Norris lined out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| Brugman struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Pinder struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| Lowrie struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jesse Hahn pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| Robertson grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Smith singled to left center. | 2 | 0 |
| Dickerson grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Smith out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| Longoria grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| K. Davis flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Alonso walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Healy struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Vogt doubled to deep center, Alonso scored. | 3 | 0 |
| Joyce grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Hahn pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| Morrison struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Rasmus lined out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| R. Davis grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Brugman singled to left, Brugman out stretching at second. | 3 | 0 |
| Pinder struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Hahn pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| Beckham struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Norris struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Robertson doubled to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Smith doubled to center, Robertson scored. | 3 | 1 |
| Dickerson doubled to left, Smith scored. | 3 | 2 |
| Longoria singled to left center, Dickerson scored. | 3 | 3 |
| Morrison doubled to right, Longoria to third. | 3 | 3 |
| Souza Jr. grounded out to second. | 3 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| Lowrie tripled to right. | 3 | 3 |
| K. Davis singled to shallow left, Lowrie scored. | 4 | 3 |
| Alonso struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| Healy grounded out to second, K. Davis to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Vogt grounded out to second. | 4 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Liam Hendriks pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| Hendriks relieved Hahn. | 4 | 3 |
| Rasmus homered to center (430 feet). | 4 | 4 |
| Beckham reached on infield single to third. | 4 | 4 |
| Norris flied out to right. | 4 | 4 |
| Robertson struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| Coulombe relieved Hendriks. | 4 | 4 |
| Beckham caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop to pitcher. | 4 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| Joyce walked. | 4 | 4 |
| R. Davis singled to left, Joyce to second. | 4 | 4 |
| Whitley relieved Archer. | 4 | 4 |
| Brugman lined out to shortstop. | 4 | 4 |
| Pinder flied out to left. | 4 | 4 |
| Lowrie lined out to center. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Coulombe pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| Smith reached on bunt single to pitcher, Smith to third on throwing error by pitcher Coulombe. | 4 | 4 |
| Dickerson hit sacrifice fly to right, Smith scored. | 4 | 5 |
| Axford relieved Coulombe. | 4 | 5 |
| Longoria grounded out to third. | 4 | 5 |
| Morrison grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jumbo Diaz pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| Díaz relieved Whitley. | 4 | 5 |
| K. Davis singled to right center. | 4 | 5 |
| Alonso flied out to left. | 4 | 5 |
| Healy fouled out to first. | 4 | 5 |
| K. Davis stole second. | 4 | 5 |
| Vogt struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| John Axford pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| Souza Jr. struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| Rasmus singled to center. | 4 | 5 |
| Beckham struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| Norris grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Alex Colome pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| Colomé relieved Díaz. | 4 | 5 |
| Joyce grounded out to second. | 4 | 5 |
| Olson hit for R. Davis. | 4 | 5 |
| Olson walked. | 4 | 5 |
| Rosales ran for Olson. | 4 | 5 |
| Brugman singled to center, Rosales to second. | 4 | 5 |
| Pinder singled to left, Rosales to third, Brugman to second. | 4 | 5 |
| Lowrie fouled out to third. | 4 | 5 |
| K. Davis struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Oakland Athletics
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brugman LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | .375 | .421 | .375 |
| Pinder SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .234 | .291 | .523 |
| Lowrie 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .293 | .355 | .483 |
| K. Davis DH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .244 | .324 | .507 |
| Alonso 1B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | .310 | .401 | .655 |
| Healy 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .280 | .309 | .523 |
| Vogt C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .226 | .274 | .370 |
| Joyce RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .194 | .300 | .359 |
| R. Davis CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .213 | .266 | .326 |
a-Olson PH
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .000 | .182 | .000 |
Rosales PR
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 | .268 | .333 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 162 | |||
| a-walked for R Davis in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Vogt (7, Archer) 3B: Lowrie (1, Archer) RBI: Vogt 3 (17), K. Davis (41) 2-out RBI: Vogt Athletics RISP: 3-11 (Brugman 0-1, K. Davis 1-2, Joyce 0-1, Vogt 1-3, Pinder 1-2, Lowrie 0-2) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: K. Davis (2, 2nd base off Díaz/Norris) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Coulombe (1, throw) DP: 1 (Lowrie-Pinder-Alonso). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 13,640 (43.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:26 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Cory Blaser, First Base - Jeff Nelson, Second Base - Laz Diaz, Third Base - Doug Eddings |
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