Oakland A’s Game #7: A’s outplay Tampa Bay Rays in 6-3 victory
The Oakland A's beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 on Thursday. It was their third win in four days at Tropicana Field. The A’s are one week into the season and are above the .500 mark. They are playing on the road against a pair of expected contenders.
The Oakland A's beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 in Game #7. Cristian Pache hit a homerun in the 2nd inning. Sean Murphy hit an RBI double in 3rd. The A’s won the game. It was the fastest home-to-home trip since Adam Rosales in 2017. He recorded that time after hitting a home run.
A's beat Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 in Game #7. Kevin Kiermaier praised Murphy after the game.
"He's got stupid power. He was locked in and boy he can backspin the ball very well and hit the balls very hard. I wish I had that power."
The Oakland A's beat Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 in Game #7. A’s scored twice in the 4th and 5th innings. Kevin Smith finally got his first hit of the year. He singled and walked twice and scored. He also produced a run with his GIDP. The team often didn't come through in key situations. They strung together baserunners and repeatedly came through with clutch contact.
Oakland A's beat Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 in Game 7 of the World Series. The A’s pitching staff was efficient, with no walks and no errors. Cole Irvin was perfect in five of six innings and set down the side in the 6th on just five pitches. Brandon Lowe hit a homer in 7th, but by then Oakland already had a comfortable lead. Domingo Acevedo halted the momentum in seventh and A.J. Puk worked around a single in 8th. In 9th Dany Jimenez recorded his first MLB save.
Billy McKinney made two big plays in right field for the A's. He helped the pitchers with their defensive support. The A’s won the game 6-3. The umpire was knocked to the ground but still made the out call mid-tumble. A player from Tampa Bay made an error in the 9th inning. It was his first game as a first baseman. His play prevented a run. That's the kind of defensive help that can make the difference in a 6 to 3 game.
The A's won the series against the Rays. They won in the opener and two more games. Even in their one loss they took it to extras and held a lead in 10th inning. In the three wins they allowed a total of seven runs and in four games they scored 31 times.
