Athletics Nation · Jul 2, 2025
Athletics drop finale 6-5 to Rays
The Athletics faced off against the Tampa Bay Rays this morning at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa. After winning the first two games of this series, the A’s hoped to take a rare road sweep home with them as they head back to West Sac for their holiday weekend series against the rival San Francisco Giants.
Mitch Spence took the mound for the A’s today against Ryan Pepiot for the Rays. The A’s got on the board first, and loudly when Brent Rooker took the second pitch he saw today and deposited it deep into the left field stands.
Max Schuemann padded the A’s lead with a solo homer in the bottom of the second inning. Headed into the bottom of the second, the A’s led 2-0.