The Tampa Bay Rays (28-29) defeated the Oakland Athletics (23-35) 6-5 in twelve innings on Thursday afternoon at Tropicana Field. The extra inning win gave the Rays a series win over the As.
Trailing 4-3 late, Jose Siri hit a solo homer in the ninth inning to tie the game 4-4. After trading runs in the tenth, neither team scored in the eleventh. In the bottom of the twelfth inning Richie Palacios came through was a RBI single to lift the Rays to the big series win.
The Rays now go to Baltimore for a three-game series against the Orioles beginning on Friday night. First pitch Friday is scheduled for 7:05 PM - pregame coverage begins with Ronnie Lane hosting the Inside Pitch at 6:00 PM on 95.3 WDAE & AM 620, your Home of Rays Baseball.
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