Rays 6, A’s 1: Dominant win starts the series off right

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty ImagesThe Rays are in Oakland to begin a three-game series in Silicon Valley. Drew Rasmussen gets the start against A’s righty Daulton Jefferies.

Yandy Diaz led this game off and started it the same way he did the 2019 AL Wild Card game, with a leadoff home run. This solo shot went into the left field seats, and it gave the Rays an early 1-0 lead.

Yandy’s solo shot was the only hit in the inning for the offense, so the inning turned over to the bottom-half, and Ras only needed 11 pitches to set the A’s down 1-2-3.

Manny Margot hit a two-out single in the top of the second, but was stranded at first to end the inning. In the bottom of the second, Oakland…