Official Site of the A's · Jul 19, 2017
Khris' 27th HR not enough as Rays rally late
Khris Davis launches a two-run home run to center field, giving the Athletics a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the 1st inningThen, with a full count, Shane Peterson drilled a single to right to score Miller and give the Rays the lead. Closer Alex Colome sealed the win to put the Rays seven games over .500 for the first time since June 2015.
Khris Davis provided all of the offense for the A's, starting with a two-run homer in the first. He ripped a first-pitch changeup from Rays starter Blake Snell to center field, sending his 26th of the year a projected 436 feet, per Statcast™. Then, with the game tied at two in the fourth, Davis raced home on a Snell wild pitch and put the A's up 3-2.