Bartlett drives Rays past A’s
Jason Bartlett drove in a career-high five runs to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the struggling Oakland Athletics 13-4 Monday night for a season-best four-game winning streak.
Rookie right-hander Jeff Niemann (4-3) allowed four runs and eight hits in eight innings to win for the fourth time in his last five decisions. He struck out three and walked none in the longest outing of his career.
Jason Isringhausen, who came off the disabled list Sunday, pitched the ninth for Tampa Bay – his first appearance in a major league game since undergoing right elbow surgery in September, when he was with the St. Louis Cardinals.