Oakland Athletics vs Tampa Bay Rays

MLB

Athletics

2-5

5-9

Final

Rays

7-0

Tropicana Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
OAK	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	5
TB	0	6	2	0	0	0	0	1	X	9

Who won: Rays 9-5

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Oakland Athletics 9-5 on Friday, April 7, 2023 at Tropicana Field. The Rays win the series 3-0. The Rays outscored the Athletics 6-1 in the 2nd inning. Isaac Paredes went 3-for-5 with a home run and 4 RBI for the Rays. Shea Langeliers went 2-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Athletics.

Recap · Apr 7

Paredes hits grand slam, Rays beat A's for 7th straight win

Isaac Paredes hit a grand slam during Tampa Bay's six-run second inning, and Rays beat the Oakland Athletics 9-5 on Friday night to extend their season-opening win streak to seven games.

What it means

Season series: TB wins series 3-0.
Athletics 0-1 on the road; Rays 4-0 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Athletics4th in AL West

Seth Johnson RP
Knee, Surgery, left
Out
Alika Williams SS
Upper Body, Soreness
Day-To-Day
Brent Rooker DH
Knee, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
J.T. Ginn SP
Elbow, Soreness, right
60-Day-IL
Max Muncy 3B
Knee, Soreness, left
10-Day-IL

Rays1st in AL East

Shane McClanahan SP
Forearm, Soreness, left
Out
Edwin Uceta RP
Shoulder, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Gavin Lux LF
Shoulder, Inflammation, left
60-Day-IL
Jacob Melton LF
Hamstring, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Jonathan Heasley RP
Elbow, Fracture, right
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Athletics4th in AL West

Ken Waldichuk SP

Probable starter · 4-9, 5.36 ERA, 132 K, 1.56 WHIP

Lineup

1Tony Kemp2B
2Ryan NodaDH
3Aledmys DiazSS
4Seth BrownLF
5Jesus Aguilar1B
6Ramon LaureanoRF
7Jace Peterson3B
8Shea LangeliersC
9Esteury RuizCF

Rays1st in AL East

Zach Eflin SP

Probable starter · 16-8, 3.50 ERA, 186 K, 1.02 WHIP

Lineup

1Yandy Diaz1B
2Wander FrancoSS
3Isaac Paredes3B
4Randy ArozarenaLF
5Harold RamirezDH
6Manuel MargotRF
7Jose SiriCF
8Christian BethancourtC
9Taylor Walls2B

The series

TB wins series 3-0

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Game info

Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida · Attendance 15,980
Officials: Ryan Blakney (Home Plate Umpire), Marvin Hudson (First Base Umpire), Hunter Wendelstedt (Second Base Umpire), John Tumpane (Third Base Umpire)