Associated Press
August 12, 2026 - 4:03 pm
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The AL-best Tampa Bay Rays became the 2nd East Coast squad successful large league past to spell 9-0 connected a West Coast trip, beating the Athletics 8-4 connected Wednesday down a three-run homer from Liam Hicks and different coagulated commencement by Drew Rasmussen.
The Rays swept three-game bid astatine Colorado and Seattle earlier scoring 30 runs successful their 3 wins implicit the Athletics. Tampa Bay joins the Boston Red Sox, who did it successful 1977, arsenic the lone teams to spell 9-0 retired West. The Rays became the 13th squad since 1900 to spell 9-0 connected immoderate trip, and they matched the longest roadworthy winning streak successful franchise history.
The Red Sox besides had an unbeaten nine-game travel this twelvemonth that began with a bid astatine the Los Angeles Angels.
Rasmussen (12-5) saw his scoreless streak extremity astatine 22 2/3 innings erstwhile helium gave up a two-run treble to Carlos Cortes successful the third, but helium completed an businesslike 5 innings to triumph his 5th consecutive start.
Hicks went 3 for 5. His 16th homer capped a four-run 4th against Athletics rookie Jack Perkins (2-9).
Jonny DeLuca besides had 3 hits arsenic Tampa Bay (74-46) improved to 33-28 connected the road.
Zack Gelof deed his 13th homer and Lawrence Butler added his ninth for the Athletics, who person mislaid 3 consecutive and 9 of 11.
Richie Palacios had an RBI azygous successful the Rays’ two-run second. Cedric Mullins made it 3-0 successful the 3rd with a two-out RBI double.
Yandy Díaz, Jonathan Aranda and Junior Caminero had consecutive two-out singles successful the 4th to marque it 4-2. Díaz added an RBI azygous successful the eighth.
Perkins gave up 7 runs — six earned — connected 12 hits successful 5 innings. The right-hander is 0-7 successful 11 starts.
The Athletics program to determination to Las Vegas successful 2028, erstwhile they are scheduled to unfastened play astatine a caller ballpark connected the Strip.
Scoring alteration extends streak
Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson’s large league-record errorless streak astatine the presumption reached 113 games Tuesday nighttime aft a postgame scoring alteration overturned what was initially ruled a throwing error.
Wilson threw wide of Donovan Walton astatine 2nd basal successful the eighth inning against Tampa Bay, and the authoritative scorer ruled it an error, his archetypal since July 6, 2025. The scoring determination was aboriginal changed to bespeak Yandy Díaz reaching connected a fielder’s choice.
Wilson, 24, connected Sunday surpassed Mike Bordick’s shortstop errorless grounds of 110 games. His father, Jack Wilson, played 12 years successful the majors, besides astatine shortstop.
Up next
The Athletics big Texas for 3 games starting Friday. The starting pitcher has yet to beryllium announced.
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