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Phillips' Homer Helps Rays Cool Off Athletics, 4-3
The Athletics have only lost two games of their past 16 outings.
By CBS San Francisco Staff:
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Brett Phillips hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning Tuesday night and the Tampa Bay Rays held on for a 4-3 win over Oakland, handing the Athletics their second loss in 16 games.
Joey Wendle’s two-out single in the seventh tacked on another run for the Rays and ended Tampa Bay’s 0-for-26 stretch with runners in scoring position.
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Phillips’ first homer of the season came off Frankie Montas (2-2) and erased the impact of a bizarre defensive decision in the top of the sixth by Rays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier.
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