OAKLAND, Calif. -- A walk to Athletics leadoff hitter Matt Joyce was all the convincing that Tampa Bay right-hander Jake Odorizzi needed to pitch out of the stretch the remainder of the game.
It was an idea Odorizzi toyed with earlier in the day and the results were far better than he or Rays manager Kevin Cash envisioned.
Odorizzi and two relievers combined on a two-hitter, and Tampa Bay beat Oakland 3-2 on Monday night.
"Good to see Odo perform that way," Rays manager Kevin Cash said. "The stuff looked good. Everything looked much crisper today, and I'm just happy for him because we're going to need him."
Odorizzi (6-4) bounced back from his worst start of the season and went seven innings while striking out five and walking two. He gave up his lone hit when Khris Davis hit his 26th home run in the fourth but was otherwise dominant while not allowing another runner past first base.
Tommy Hunter pitched the eighth and Alex Colome retired three batters for his AL-leading 27th save.
"I felt more comfortable (out of the stretch)," Odorizzi said. "I don't know why, but I'm going to continue doing it. I felt everything was just a little more crisp and I was able to get the ball down in the zone better. "
Steven Souza hit his 19th home run, Evan Longoria also went deep and reached base three times while Adeiny Hechavarria added two hits for the Rays, who won for the third time in four games since the All-Star break.
Oakland pulled within 3-2 in the ninth when Yonder Alonso doubled, took third on a groundout and scored on a wild pitch. Colome got Ryon Healy to ground out to end the game.
"We just couldn't get a bead on (Odorizzi)," A's manager Bob Melvin said. "We were having a tough time getting a good swing, let alone hitting the ball hard. Give him some credit, he kept us off balance."
It's the fastest that Tampa Bay has reached 50 wins since 2013. More importantly, the ballclub pulled within two games of first-place Boston in the AL East, the closest the Rays have been since April 15.
The announced attendance of 9,736 was the smallest to see an A's game at the Coliseum since they drew 9,193 against Texas on May 2, 2011.
Souza homered leading off the second against A's starter Daniel Gossett, his second in three days.
Longoria singled in the first to extend his hitting streak to 10 games. After driving in Mallex Smith with a fielder's choice grounder in the third, Longoria hit a two-out home run in the fifth.
FIRST EJECTION
Tampa Bay second baseman Tim Beckham was ejected for the first time in his career by home plate umpire Lance Barrett after striking out looking in the fourth inning, one day after coming off the disabled list. Beckham also struck out in the second but reached when the ball skipped past A's catcher Bruce Maxwell.
ROUGH INNING
Maxwell earned his keep in the first inning. The Oakland catcher took a hard foul ball directly off his facemask and had to be tended to by a team trainer after falling backward. Maxwell later tripped over the foot of Beckham and fell face down on the ground while trying to chase down the wild pitch. "It scares you a little bit, obviously," Melvin said of the first time Maxwell went down. "Stunned him for a minute but he was fine as the game went along."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Athletics: IF/OF Chad Pinder (strained left hamstring) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Nashville on Tuesday. RHP Bobby Wahl (strained pitching shoulder) will join Pinder in Nashville on Thursday.
UP NEXT
LHP Blake Snell (0-5, 4.85 ERA) makes another attempt at earning his first win of the season for Tampa Bay on Tuesday night in the second game of the series. The A's will go with RHP Chris Smith (0-0 4.50 ERA). The 36-year-old pitcher will be making his second career start.
It was an idea Odorizzi toyed with earlier in the day and the results were far better than he or Rays manager Kevin Cash envisioned.
Odorizzi and two relievers combined on a two-hitter, and Tampa Bay beat Oakland 3-2 on Monday night.
"Good to see Odo perform that way," Rays manager Kevin Cash said. "The stuff looked good. Everything looked much crisper today, and I'm just happy for him because we're going to need him."
Odorizzi (6-4) bounced back from his worst start of the season and went seven innings while striking out five and walking two. He gave up his lone hit when Khris Davis hit his 26th home run in the fourth but was otherwise dominant while not allowing another runner past first base.
Tommy Hunter pitched the eighth and Alex Colome retired three batters for his AL-leading 27th save.
"I felt more comfortable (out of the stretch)," Odorizzi said. "I don't know why, but I'm going to continue doing it. I felt everything was just a little more crisp and I was able to get the ball down in the zone better. "
Steven Souza hit his 19th home run, Evan Longoria also went deep and reached base three times while Adeiny Hechavarria added two hits for the Rays, who won for the third time in four games since the All-Star break.
Oakland pulled within 3-2 in the ninth when Yonder Alonso doubled, took third on a groundout and scored on a wild pitch. Colome got Ryon Healy to ground out to end the game.
"We just couldn't get a bead on (Odorizzi)," A's manager Bob Melvin said. "We were having a tough time getting a good swing, let alone hitting the ball hard. Give him some credit, he kept us off balance."
It's the fastest that Tampa Bay has reached 50 wins since 2013. More importantly, the ballclub pulled within two games of first-place Boston in the AL East, the closest the Rays have been since April 15.
The announced attendance of 9,736 was the smallest to see an A's game at the Coliseum since they drew 9,193 against Texas on May 2, 2011.
Souza homered leading off the second against A's starter Daniel Gossett, his second in three days.
Longoria singled in the first to extend his hitting streak to 10 games. After driving in Mallex Smith with a fielder's choice grounder in the third, Longoria hit a two-out home run in the fifth.
FIRST EJECTION
Tampa Bay second baseman Tim Beckham was ejected for the first time in his career by home plate umpire Lance Barrett after striking out looking in the fourth inning, one day after coming off the disabled list. Beckham also struck out in the second but reached when the ball skipped past A's catcher Bruce Maxwell.
ROUGH INNING
Maxwell earned his keep in the first inning. The Oakland catcher took a hard foul ball directly off his facemask and had to be tended to by a team trainer after falling backward. Maxwell later tripped over the foot of Beckham and fell face down on the ground while trying to chase down the wild pitch. "It scares you a little bit, obviously," Melvin said of the first time Maxwell went down. "Stunned him for a minute but he was fine as the game went along."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Athletics: IF/OF Chad Pinder (strained left hamstring) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Nashville on Tuesday. RHP Bobby Wahl (strained pitching shoulder) will join Pinder in Nashville on Thursday.
UP NEXT
LHP Blake Snell (0-5, 4.85 ERA) makes another attempt at earning his first win of the season for Tampa Bay on Tuesday night in the second game of the series. The A's will go with RHP Chris Smith (0-0 4.50 ERA). The 36-year-old pitcher will be making his second career start.
10:05PM,EDT,July 17,2017
Oakland Coliseum, Oakland,California
Oakland Coliseum, Oakland,California
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Tampa Bay - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Gossett pitching for Oakland | TB | OAK |
| Smith grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Dickerson struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Longoria singled to shallow left. | 0 | 0 |
| Morrison fouled out to catcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | OAK |
| Joyce walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Semien flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Alonso safe at first on error by pitcher Odorizzi, Joyce out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| K. Davis struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Daniel Gossett pitching for Oakland | TB | OAK |
| Souza Jr. homered to left (399 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Miller grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| Beckham struck out swinging, Beckham safe at first on wild pitch by Gossett. | 1 | 0 |
| Hechavarria grounded into double play, third to second to first, Beckham out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | OAK |
| Lowrie flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Healy struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Maxwell grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Daniel Gossett pitching for Oakland | TB | OAK |
| Sucre grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| Smith walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Smith to second on wild pitch by Gossett. | 1 | 0 |
| Dickerson reached on infield single to shortstop, Smith to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Longoria grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Smith scored, Dickerson out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| Morrison singled to right, Longoria to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Morrison out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | OAK |
| Chapman struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Brugman walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Joyce fouled out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Semien popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Gossett pitching for Oakland | TB | OAK |
| Miller flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Beckham struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| Hechavarria singled to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Sucre lined out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | OAK |
| Alonso flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| K. Davis homered to center (413 feet). | 2 | 1 |
| Lowrie lined out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| Healy flied out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Gossett pitching for Oakland | TB | OAK |
| Smith flied out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| Dickerson flied out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| Longoria homered to left (366 feet). | 3 | 1 |
| Morrison grounded out to first. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | OAK |
| Maxwell lined out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| Chapman popped out to first. | 3 | 1 |
| Brugman safe at first on error by shortstop Hechavarria. | 3 | 1 |
| Joyce popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Gossett pitching for Oakland | TB | OAK |
| Souza Jr. popped out to first. | 3 | 1 |
| Miller grounded out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Plouffe fouled out to catcher. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | OAK |
| Semien flied out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| Alonso struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| K. Davis lined out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Gossett pitching for Oakland | TB | OAK |
| Hechavarria hit a ground rule double to deep right. | 3 | 1 |
| Sucre sacrificed to pitcher, Hechavarria to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Smith grounded into fielder's choice to first, Hechavarria out at home. | 3 | 1 |
| Dickerson grounded out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | OAK |
| Lowrie lined out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| Healy struck out looking. | 3 | 1 |
| Maxwell flied out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Blake Treinen pitching for Oakland | TB | OAK |
| Longoria grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| Morrison walked. | 3 | 1 |
| Souza Jr. grounded into fielder's choice to third, Morrison out at second. | 3 | 1 |
| Miller flied out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tommy Hunter pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | OAK |
| Chapman grounded out to first. | 3 | 1 |
| Brugman grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| Joyce walked. | 3 | 1 |
| Semien struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Michael Brady pitching for Oakland | TB | OAK |
| Plouffe lined out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| Hechavarria struck out looking. | 3 | 1 |
| Sucre doubled to deep left center. | 3 | 1 |
| Smith fouled out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Alex Colome pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | OAK |
| Alonso doubled to deep center. | 3 | 1 |
| K. Davis grounded out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Lowrie grounded out to second, Alonso to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Alonso scored on Colomé's wild pitch. | 3 | 2 |
| Healy grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error | ||
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Smith CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .301 | .375 | .382 |
| Dickerson LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .311 | .352 | .542 |
| Longoria 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .269 | .323 | .453 |
| Morrison 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .258 | .366 | .569 |
| Souza Jr. RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .271 | .369 | .508 |
| Miller DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .196 | .340 | .319 |
| Beckham 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .272 | .324 | .428 |
Plouffe 2B
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .215 | .273 | .352 |
| Hechavarria SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .250 | .259 | .288 |
| Sucre C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .250 | .268 | .397 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 135 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Hechavarria (2, Gossett); Sucre (5, Brady) HR: Souza Jr. (19, 2nd inning off Gossett 0 on, 0 Out); Longoria (14, 5th inning off Gossett 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: Souza Jr. (59), Longoria 2 (57) S: Sucre 2-out RBI: Longoria GIDP: Hechavarria Rays RISP: 1-5 (Dickerson 1-1, Souza Jr. 0-1, Smith 0-2, Longoria 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Odorizzi (1, catch); Hechavarria (2, bobble) | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| 2B BECKHAM EJECTED BOT 4TH (ARGUING BALLS & STRIKES) |
Game Information
| Stadium | Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA |
| Attendance | 9,736 (27.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:48 |
| Weather | 70 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 13 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Lance Barrett, First Base - Bill Welke, Second Base - Jim Reynolds, Third Base - Brian Knight |
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