Rays clip A’s 6-5 with rally in 9th
Pinch-hitter Ben Zobrist tied the game with a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth and Carl Crawford then won it with an RBI single in the Tampa Bay Rays’ 6-5 win over the Oakland Athletics Thursday.
Zobrist got the Rays even at 5-5 with the homer off Andrew Bailey.
After Dioner Navarro doubled and B.J. Upton walked against Brad Ziegler (0-1), Crawford lined the game-winning single to center.
Adam Kennedy had an RBI single and Ryan Sweeney drew a bases-loaded walk off Joe Nelson (1-0) to give Oakland a 5-3 lead in the top of the ninth.
Tampa Bay’s Matt Garza allowed two runs and seven hits in 6 2/3 innings. Oakland left-hander Dallas Braden gave up three runs and six hits over seven innings.
Two walks and Jason Giambi’s single off the wall in center field against Tampa Bay closer Troy Percival loaded the bases in the ninth. Kennedy’s single made it 4-3 and Sweeney followed with his RBI walk.