Empire Sports Media · Oct 3, 2019
Rays Advance Over A’s, Nationals Advance Over Brew Crew
Empire Sports Media Neck Tag Logo (White over Black)3The Tampa Bay Rays and the Washington Nationals have won their respective Wild Card games and will advance to the Division Series.
AL Wild Card
Hitting four home runs, the Rays beat the Athletics by a score of 5-4 on Wednesday in Oakland. Yandy Diaz hit two solo home runs, including a leadoff home run. The Rays took the lead in the first at-bat of the game and never lost it.
The only non-solo home run of the game came off the bat of Avisail Garcia in the second, a two-run shot. Diaz hit his second homer of the day in the third, and Tommy Pham hit one for insurance in the fifth.