Instant Analysis: Five takeaways from A's 5-4 loss to Rays

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The A’s leave Tampa Bay having lost three of four to the Rays but likely feeling like they should have won the series.

They jumped out to a three-run lead Sunday only to allow the Rays to rally back and post a 5-4 victory. The winning rally in the seventh was aided by a two-base throwing error by reliever Daniel Coulombe. That ran the A’s major league-leading error total to 62.

The ending came in extremely bitter fashion, as the A’s loaded the bases with one out but couldn’t push the tying run across against Alex Colome.

It was the second day in a row the A’s staked themselves to a 3-0 lead but couldn’t come away with a victory. They lost the opener of Saturday’s doubleheader on a…