Thursday, September 17, 2026
Athletics at Tampa Bay Rays
OAK
Athletics
0-0
TB
Tampa Bay Rays
92-60 · W5
Tampa Bay Rays beat Athletics 10-1 at Tropicana Field. Drew Rasmussen earned the win; Jeffrey Springs took the loss.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| TB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 10 | 7 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
Chandler Simpson singles on a line drive to center fielder Denzel Clarke. Junior Caminero scores. Liam Hicks scores. Jonny DeLuca to 3rd.
Richie Palacios doubles (13) on a line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Jonny DeLuca scores. Chandler Simpson scores. Ryan Vilade scores. Richie Palacios to 3rd. Fielding error by catcher Jonah Heim.
Taylor Walls singles on a soft bunt ground ball to third baseman Zack Gelof. Richie Palacios scores.
Lawrence Butler homers (17) on a fly ball to right field.
Taylor Walls walks. Chandler Simpson scores. Cedric Mullins to 3rd. Richie Palacios to 2nd.
Jonathan Aranda walks. Cedric Mullins scores. Richie Palacios to 3rd. Taylor Walls to 2nd.
Liam Hicks singles on a line drive to second baseman Michael Stefanic, deflected by center fielder Denzel Clarke. Taylor Walls scores. Jonathan Aranda scores. Junior Caminero to 3rd.
Key Performers
Lawrence Butler
OAK
2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Chandler Simpson
TB
2-5, 2 RBI, 2 R
Liam Hicks
TB
2-4, 2 RBI, 1 R
Taylor Walls
TB
1-3, 2 RBI, 1 R
Batting
| OAK | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Butler RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jonah Heim C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tommy White 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Donovan Walton 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Zack Gelof 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Michael Stefanic 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jeff McNeil DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Alika Williams SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Max Muncy DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Denzel Clarke CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Henry Bolte LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| TB | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Walls SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Richie Palacios 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Ryan Vilade RF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Jake Fraley RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Chandler Simpson LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jonny DeLuca RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Liam Hicks C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Jonathan Aranda 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Yandy Díaz DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Junior Caminero 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Cedric Mullins CF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 32 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Pitching
| OAK | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springs (L, 4-14) | 3.1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 66-39 | 6.18 |
| Hartlieb | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18-12 | 3.86 |
| Rock | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16-7 | 5.23 |
| Roycroft | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27-15 | 6.35 |
| Tur | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 41-20 | 16.55 |
| Rom | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-2 | 5.84 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| TB | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen (W, 15-5) | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 76-51 | 2.72 |
| Legumina | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11-8 | 4.01 |
| Hopkins | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17-10 | 9.00 |
| Matz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14-10 | 5.57 |
| Cook | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13-9 | 5.79 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |