OAKLAND — JJ Bleday hit a two-run homer, Joe Boyle pitched six effective innings and the Oakland A’s beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-0 on Monday night.
Bleday got his 16th home run in the first inning and Lawrence Butler added a sacrifice fly in the fifth to account for all of the offense.
Boyle (3-5) limited the Rays to just two hits and three walks while striking out six. Grant Holman, Tyler Ferguson and Mason Miller each followed with hitless innings while combining for five more strikeouts, with Miller getting his 19th save.
With the victory, Oakland evened its home record this season at 31-31. The A’s went 26-55 in Oakland during last year’s 50-112 last-place finish.
The A’s jumped out to an early lead in the first that they never relinquished. Butler singled to open the inning and, after Brent Rooker struck out, Bleday smashed a fastball to the right field bleachers.
Zack Gelof had two of Oakland’s six hits, with a single in the second and double in the fifth. He scored on Butler’s sacrifice fly in the fifth.
Oakland Athletics’ Zack Gelof (20) scores on a sacrifice fly by Lawrence Butler (4) in the fifth inning of their MLB game against the Tampa Bay Rays at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
Tampa Bay had runners on in all but three innings but could not convert. The Rays were hitless until the fifth when Yandy Diaz singled with two outs but was left stranded. Díaz has reached base on the road in 31 straight games.
Boyle threw 104 pitches and his six strikeouts tied a career high.
Rays starter Taj Bradley (6-8) gave up the three runs and five hits with three walks and two strikeouts in six innings.
TRAINER’S ROOM
A’s: RHP Austin Adams was placed on the 15-day injured list Thursday with right forearm tendinitis but expected to return in the near future. … INF Tyler Soderstrom continues to make progress after being sidelined with a left wrist injury in July but still does not have a timetable for his return.
Rays: RHP Pete Fairbanks was placed on the 15-day injured list and ruled out for two to four weeks after an MRI revealed a right lat strain, the same type of injury he sustained in 2022 that benched the closer for nearly half the season. Fairbanks struck out 44 in just over 45 innings and posted a 3.57 ERA while earning 23 saves this season.
UP NEXT
A’s RHP Joey Estes (5-5, 4.72) starts against Rays RHP Shane Baz (0-2, 4.21 ERA).
Oakland Athletics’ Max Schuemann (12) and Zack Gelof (20) celebrate their 3-0 MLB win over the Tampa Bay Rays at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
Oakland Athletics’ Miguel Andujar, (22) JJ Bleday (33) and Lawrence Butler (4) celebrate their 3-0 MLB win over the Tampa Bay Rays at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
Oakland Athletics mascot Stomper celebrates their 3-0 MLB win over the Tampa Bay Rays at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Mason Miller (19) and catcher Shea Langeliers (23) celebrate their 3-0 MLB win over the Tampa Bay Rays at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Mason Miller (19) throws against the Tampa Bay Rays in the ninth inning of their MLB game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
Oakland Athletics’ Abraham Toro (31) is tagged out by Tampa Bay Rays catcher Alex Jackson (28) on a fielder’s choice in the seventh inning of their MLB game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
Tampa Bay Rays’ Yandy Díaz (2) hits a single off Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Joe Boyle (35) in the fifth inning of their MLB game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Grant Holman (67) throws against the Tampa Bay Rays in the seventh inning of their MLB game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
Oakland Athletics’ Shea Langeliers (23) is forced out as Tampa Bay Rays second baseman José Caballero (7) completes the double play to first base in the sixth inning of their MLB game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
Oakland Athletics’ Zack Gelof (20) and Lawrence Butler (4) celebrate after Butler hit a sacrifice fly to score Gelof in the fifth inning of their MLB game against the Tampa Bay Rays at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
Oakland Athletics’ Zack Gelof (20) hits a double off Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Taj Bradley (45) in the fifth inning of their MLB game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
Oakland Athletics second baseman Zack Gelof (20) watches the throw to first base as Tampa Bay Rays’ Yandy Díaz (2) is safe at second base during a fielder’s choice in the fifth inning of their MLB game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
Oakland Athletics fans display a sell the team sign in the second inning of their MLB game against the Tampa Bay Rays at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
Oakland Athletics’ Brent Rooker (25) celebrates his two-run home run off Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Taj Bradley (45) in the first inning of their MLB game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
Oakland Athletics’ Brent Rooker (25) watches the flight of his two-run home run off Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Taj Bradley (45) in the first inning of their MLB game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Taj Bradley (45) throws against the Oakland Athletics in the first inning of their MLB game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
Oakland Athletics manager Mark Kotsay goes over the lineup with umpires before their MLB game against the Tampa Bay Rays at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Joe Boyle (35) throws against the Tampa Bay Rays in the first inning of their MLB game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
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Oakland Athletics’ Max Schuemann (12) and Zack Gelof (20) celebrate their 3-0 MLB win over the Tampa Bay Rays at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
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