On a night the Rays needed to flex their strength, lead off first baseman Yandy Diaz was the star of the show, starting with this:
Diaz then benched Athletics starter Sean Manaea the second time he came to the plate, hitting yet another towering shot to right field.
"Not again!!"
Yandy Diaz is making life hard for A's fan
(via @Cut4) pic.twitter.com/TZu5TODI0J— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 3, 2019The narrative for this game is easy: the Rays flipped the script on the Bashin’ Oakland A’s.