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atRays at AthleticsTampa Bay pulled away from Oakland behind a big night from Hicks, who did the heavy lifting with three hits, a homer and three RBI. The Rays out-hit the Athletics 15-7 and improved to 74-46 while Oakland dropped to 47-74, with Tampa Bay now sweeping the season series 3-0. Next up, the Rays host the Orioles Friday while the Athletics host the Rangers.
Palacios singled home DeLuca in the second inning to put Tampa Bay ahead for good, with Mullins moving to second on the play.
Hicks led the way for the Rays, going 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI as Tampa Bay out-hit Oakland 15-7 in the 8-4 win.
The Rays improved to 74-46 while the Athletics fell to 47-74, with Tampa Bay taking the season series 3-0.
The Rays lead the AL East by 3½, coming off a win, 5-5 over their last 10. The Athletics sit 4th in the AL West, 13½ games back, winners of 2 straight, 4-6 over their last 10.
The Rays are up next home vs Padres (Aug 28-30). The Athletics are up next home vs Orioles (Aug 28-30).
We ranked every clip from this game by how much it swung the win probability, kept the biggest, and play them back in the order they happened. Pick any play to jump straight to it.
Ranked by win probability added: how far each player's plays moved this game's odds, not how their box-score line reads. A single with the bases loaded in the ninth outranks a home run in a blowout, because that is what actually decided it.
Rays to winHitTB -1.5 · 67%HeldGraded against the closing line across 6 books.
Runs by inning across the top, then every batter and pitcher underneath. The pills switch clubs; the totals column is each side’s own line, not a comparison.
| Inn | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBTampa Bay Rays | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 1 |
| ATHOakland Athletics | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yandy Diaz | 2-5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .302 | .371 | .466 |
 Jonathan Aranda | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | .285 | .373 | .431 |
 Junior Caminero | 2-5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .279 | .370 | .553 |
 Liam Hicks | 3-5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .284 | .368 | .447 |
 Victor Mesa Jr. | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .213 | .285 | .452 |
 Jonny DeLuca | 3-5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .273 | .304 | .454 |
 Cedric Mullins | 2-5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .207 | .285 | .356 |
 Richie Palacios | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .238 | .340 | .351 |
 Taylor Walls | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .217 | .305 | .300 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Drew Rasmussen | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 84-57 | 2.78 | 84 |
 Steven Matz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-8 | 5.46 | 9 |
 Casey Legumina | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-12 | 4.01 | 18 |
 Michael Grove | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27-19 | 5.14 | 27 |
Every plate appearance as it happened, newest first, with the scoring plays called out. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
| Inn | Play | Win probability | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|
| B9 | TB 100.0 | 0.1 | |
| B9 | TB 99.9 | 0.6 | |
| B9 | TB 99.3 | 1.2 | |
| T9 | TB 98.1 | 0.4 | |
| T9 | TB 98.5 | 0.2 | |
| T9 | TB 98.5 | 0.2 | |
| T9 | TB 98.3 | 0.2 | |
| B8 | TB 98.5 | 0.4 |
Win probability after each plate appearance, with the side in front named. Swing is how far that plate appearance moved it. Plays that scored a run are set in bold. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
The full ladder, with both clubs marked.
