ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Alex Cobb enjoyed the view from the mound, and the dugout, too.
Tampa Bay tied a season-high with five home runs, Cobb went six strong innings, and the Rays beat the Oakland Athletics 13-4 on Friday night.
When asked what it was like watching the Rays' offensive onslaught, a joking Cobb said "Score em' a little quicker, so I can get back out there."
"You're really happy just because there's so many games where you've got to go out there and grind it out," Cobb said. "Every single at-bat, pitch, there's so much riding on it. It's nice to be able to take a little bit of a deep breath."
Steven Souza Jr., Mallex Smith, Logan Morrison, Tim Beckham and Corey Dickerson all homered for the Rays, who have hit four or more homers in a game six times this season. Souza, who entered in a 1-for-24 slide, had three hits and came within a double of hitting for the cycle.
"This is probably the worst game, at least from the start, that we've had this year," Oakland manager Bob Melvin said.
Jesus Sucre had three hits and two RBI, helping the Rays record a season-high in runs.
Cobb (5-5), coming off a start Saturday at Seattle in which he allowed nine runs and 14 hits over five innings, gave up one run and four hits.
Andrew Triggs (5-6) struggled for the fourth consecutive start, giving up eight runs and nine hits in 3 2/3 innings. He has allowed 26 runs in 18 2/3 innings over the stretch.
"This was (worse) than the others," Triggs said. "Everything was just up. I can pinpoint only a handful of pitches I was really happy with. So across the board, just embarrassing."
Stephen Vogt hit a seventh-inning solo homer for Oakland, which is 8-21 on the road.
Souza had a three-run homer in the first. Smith hit a two-run drive and Morrison added a solo shot off Triggs during the fourth.
Beckham hit a leadoff homer and Dickerson had a three-run shot off Zach Neal in a five-run fifth that made it 13-0.
Smith, recalled from Triple-A Durham, had an impressive debut as the fill-in for injured Gold Glove center fielder Kevin Kiermaier. In addition to his two RBI, Smith also singled, scored three times and stole three bases.
"I just wanted to come here, and more than anything just not be a liability and play my game, stay within myself," Smith said.
Kiermaier, hurt sliding into first base Thursday, is expected to miss at least two months with a broken right hip.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Athletics: RHP Kendall Graveman (strained right shoulder) will start playing catch in the next few days.
Rays: 1B Rickie Weeks Jr. (right shoulder impingement) was placed on the 10-day DL.
MOVING UP
Athletics: LF Jaycob Brugman, recalled from Triple-A Nashville, went 0 for 4 in his big league debut. To make room on the roster, struggling INF-OF Mark Canha was optioned to Nashville.
POWER AND SPEED
The Rays became the first team with five homers and four stolen bases in a game since the New York Yankees accomplished it on June 15, 2011, against Texas. It's the second time in three games that Tampa Bay had four steals.
UP NEXT
The Rays and Oakland play Saturday in the major's first scheduled doubleheader since July 16, 2011, when the Athletics hosted the Los Angeles Angels. Rays starters are RHP Erasmo Ramirez (3-1) and Matt Andriese (5-1). The Athletics will go with RHP Sonny Gray (2-2) and LHP Sean Manaea (5-3). Melvin said LHP Sean Doolittle (strained left shoulder) will be activated from the DL on Saturday to be the 26th man.
Oakland Athletics
Tampa Bay tied a season-high with five home runs, Cobb went six strong innings, and the Rays beat the Oakland Athletics 13-4 on Friday night.
When asked what it was like watching the Rays' offensive onslaught, a joking Cobb said "Score em' a little quicker, so I can get back out there."
"You're really happy just because there's so many games where you've got to go out there and grind it out," Cobb said. "Every single at-bat, pitch, there's so much riding on it. It's nice to be able to take a little bit of a deep breath."
Steven Souza Jr., Mallex Smith, Logan Morrison, Tim Beckham and Corey Dickerson all homered for the Rays, who have hit four or more homers in a game six times this season. Souza, who entered in a 1-for-24 slide, had three hits and came within a double of hitting for the cycle.
"This is probably the worst game, at least from the start, that we've had this year," Oakland manager Bob Melvin said.
Jesus Sucre had three hits and two RBI, helping the Rays record a season-high in runs.
Cobb (5-5), coming off a start Saturday at Seattle in which he allowed nine runs and 14 hits over five innings, gave up one run and four hits.
Andrew Triggs (5-6) struggled for the fourth consecutive start, giving up eight runs and nine hits in 3 2/3 innings. He has allowed 26 runs in 18 2/3 innings over the stretch.
"This was (worse) than the others," Triggs said. "Everything was just up. I can pinpoint only a handful of pitches I was really happy with. So across the board, just embarrassing."
Stephen Vogt hit a seventh-inning solo homer for Oakland, which is 8-21 on the road.
Souza had a three-run homer in the first. Smith hit a two-run drive and Morrison added a solo shot off Triggs during the fourth.
Beckham hit a leadoff homer and Dickerson had a three-run shot off Zach Neal in a five-run fifth that made it 13-0.
Smith, recalled from Triple-A Durham, had an impressive debut as the fill-in for injured Gold Glove center fielder Kevin Kiermaier. In addition to his two RBI, Smith also singled, scored three times and stole three bases.
"I just wanted to come here, and more than anything just not be a liability and play my game, stay within myself," Smith said.
Kiermaier, hurt sliding into first base Thursday, is expected to miss at least two months with a broken right hip.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Athletics: RHP Kendall Graveman (strained right shoulder) will start playing catch in the next few days.
Rays: 1B Rickie Weeks Jr. (right shoulder impingement) was placed on the 10-day DL.
MOVING UP
Athletics: LF Jaycob Brugman, recalled from Triple-A Nashville, went 0 for 4 in his big league debut. To make room on the roster, struggling INF-OF Mark Canha was optioned to Nashville.
POWER AND SPEED
The Rays became the first team with five homers and four stolen bases in a game since the New York Yankees accomplished it on June 15, 2011, against Texas. It's the second time in three games that Tampa Bay had four steals.
UP NEXT
The Rays and Oakland play Saturday in the major's first scheduled doubleheader since July 16, 2011, when the Athletics hosted the Los Angeles Angels. Rays starters are RHP Erasmo Ramirez (3-1) and Matt Andriese (5-1). The Athletics will go with RHP Sonny Gray (2-2) and LHP Sean Manaea (5-3). Melvin said LHP Sean Doolittle (strained left shoulder) will be activated from the DL on Saturday to be the 26th man.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Oakland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Cobb pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| R. Davis lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Joyce struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Lowrie popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Andrew Triggs pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| Smith walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Dickerson flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Smith stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Longoria struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Morrison walked, Smith stole third. | 0 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. homered to left (445 feet), Smith and Morrison scored. | 0 | 3 |
| Rasmus flied out to left. | 0 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Alex Cobb pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| K. Davis walked. | 0 | 3 |
| Alonso struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| Healy flied out to center. | 0 | 3 |
| Vogt flied out to left. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Andrew Triggs pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| Beckham reached on infield single to shortstop. | 0 | 3 |
| Robertson grounded out to third, Beckham to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Sucre doubled to left, Beckham scored. | 0 | 4 |
| Smith singled to left, Sucre to third. | 0 | 4 |
| Dickerson struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| Smith stole second. | 0 | 4 |
| Longoria grounded out to second. | 0 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Alex Cobb pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| Pinder singled to right. | 0 | 4 |
| Brugman lined out to left. | 0 | 4 |
| R. Davis grounded into double play, second to first, Pinder out at second. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Andrew Triggs pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| Morrison flied out to left. | 0 | 4 |
| Souza Jr. singled to center. | 0 | 4 |
| Souza Jr. to second on wild pitch by Triggs. | 0 | 4 |
| Souza Jr. stole third. | 0 | 4 |
| Rasmus singled to right, Souza Jr. scored. | 0 | 5 |
| Beckham grounded out to third, Rasmus to second. | 0 | 5 |
| Robertson grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Alex Cobb pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| Joyce flied out to center. | 0 | 5 |
| Lowrie doubled to deep right. | 0 | 5 |
| K. Davis flied out to right. | 0 | 5 |
| Alonso grounded out to first. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Triggs pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| Sucre singled to right. | 0 | 5 |
| Smith homered to right (396 feet), Sucre scored. | 0 | 7 |
| Dickerson grounded out to second. | 0 | 7 |
| Longoria grounded out to second. | 0 | 7 |
| Morrison homered to right (373 feet). | 0 | 8 |
| Neal relieved Triggs. | 0 | 8 |
| Souza Jr. tripled to deep left center. | 0 | 8 |
| Rasmus grounded out to first. | 0 | 8 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Alex Cobb pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| Healy hit by pitch. | 0 | 8 |
| Vogt flied out to center. | 0 | 8 |
| Pinder struck out looking. | 0 | 8 |
| Brugman flied out to left. | 0 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Zach Neal pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| Beckham homered to center (428 feet). | 0 | 9 |
| Robertson tripled to right. | 0 | 9 |
| Sucre singled to left, Robertson scored. | 0 | 10 |
| Smith grounded into fielder's choice to second, Sucre to second. | 0 | 10 |
| Dickerson homered to center (427 feet), Sucre and Smith scored. | 0 | 13 |
| Longoria struck out swinging. | 0 | 13 |
| Morrison struck out looking. | 0 | 13 |
| Souza Jr. grounded out to third. | 0 | 13 |
| 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Alex Cobb pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| R. Davis struck out swinging. | 0 | 13 |
| Joyce struck out looking. | 0 | 13 |
| Lowrie doubled to deep center. | 0 | 13 |
| K. Davis singled to deep right, Lowrie scored. | 1 | 13 |
| Alonso flied out to left. | 1 | 13 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Zach Neal pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| Rasmus struck out swinging. | 1 | 13 |
| Beckham singled to center, Beckham out stretching at second. | 1 | 13 |
| Robertson grounded out to third. | 1 | 13 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Garton pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| Bourjos in center field. | 1 | 13 |
| MartÃnez at second base. | 1 | 13 |
| Featherston at first base. | 1 | 13 |
| Robertson at third base. | 1 | 13 |
| Garton relieved Cobb. | 1 | 13 |
| Healy lined out to left. | 1 | 13 |
| Vogt homered to right (419 feet). | 2 | 13 |
| Pinder struck out swinging. | 2 | 13 |
| Brugman grounded out to second. | 2 | 13 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Zach Neal pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| Rosales at third base. | 2 | 13 |
| Healy at first base. | 2 | 13 |
| Sucre flied out to left. | 2 | 13 |
| Bourjos struck out swinging. | 2 | 13 |
| Dickerson lined out to right. | 2 | 13 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Garton pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| R. Davis walked. | 2 | 13 |
| Joyce walked, R. Davis to second. | 2 | 13 |
| Lowrie popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 13 |
| K. Davis struck out swinging. | 2 | 13 |
| Rosales doubled to left, R. Davis scored, Joyce to third. | 3 | 13 |
| Healy struck out swinging, Healy safe at first on wild pitch by Garton, Joyce scored, Rosales to third. | 4 | 13 |
| Vogt flied out to center. | 4 | 13 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Zach Neal pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| MartÃnez lined out to first. | 4 | 13 |
| Featherston flied out to left. | 4 | 13 |
| Souza Jr. popped out to second. | 4 | 13 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Danny Farquhar pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| Farquhar relieved Garton. | 4 | 13 |
| Pinder struck out swinging. | 4 | 13 |
| Brugman struck out swinging. | 4 | 13 |
| R. Davis walked. | 4 | 13 |
| Joyce popped out to second. | 4 | 13 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Oakland Athletics
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Davis CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31 | .212 | .266 | .329 |
| Joyce RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | .193 | .300 | .366 |
| Lowrie 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .294 | .359 | .480 |
| K. Davis DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .229 | .315 | .510 |
| Alonso 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .289 | .383 | .648 |
Rosales 3B
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .235 | .275 | .342 |
| Healy 3B-1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .276 | .306 | .516 |
| Vogt C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .221 | .272 | .364 |
| Pinder SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .228 | .287 | .533 |
| Brugman LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 161 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Lowrie 2 (20, Cobb 2); Rosales (7, Garton) HR: Vogt (4, 7th inning off Garton 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: K. Davis (39), Vogt (14), Rosales (15) 2-out RBI: K. Davis, Rosales GIDP: R. Davis Athletics RISP: 2-8 (Alonso 0-1, Healy 0-1, K. Davis 1-3, Rosales 1-1, Vogt 0-1, Lowrie 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING Outfield Assist: R. Davis (Beckham at 2nd base). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 13,153 (42.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:16 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jeff Nelson, First Base - Laz Diaz, Second Base - Doug Eddings, Third Base - Cory Blaser |
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