A’s drop Rays 4-1
Matt Holliday hit a three-run homer during a four-run 11th inning to help the Oakland Athletics beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 Tuesday night.
Holliday hit his fifth homer of the season on a two-out, 3-2 pitch from Joe Nelson. Adam Kennedy later added an RBI double.
Santiago Casilla (1-1) pitched a scoreless 10th inning for the win, which stopped Oakland’s four-game losing streak.
Willy Aybar hit a solo homer for Tampa Bay in the bottom of the 11th.
The defending AL champion Rays (20-21), who had won four straight, failed in the attempt to move above the .500 mark for the first since they were 4-3.
Tampa Bay right-hander James Shields allowed four hits in 8 1/3 shutout innings. Dan Wheeler (1-1) took the loss.