RAYS 7 ATHLETICS 3 F...TAMPA Starter Jeremy HELLICKSON > OAKLAND Starter Sonny GRAY on this day at the Ballpark in EAST BAY...RAYS hammer the now 12-5 GRAY as they avoid the Three-Piece Sweep..."GET AWAY DAY" RAYS trying to keep AL Wild Card "HOPES" Alive! #TBvsOAK

Rays Starter knew he had to stop the bleeding as the Rays have come to far since around mid to late June to let the 2014 season fall on the other side of the chalk. They had their work cutout facing A's Ace Sonny Gray as they were trying to avoid the Three-Piece Sweep at the Hands of Oakland!

Tampa Bay Hardball gets a "GEM" from Starter Jeremy Hellickson as he goes seven strong allowing just two hits and a run as he struck out three. The Rays Hitters backed him up by scoring one in the 2nd and then hung crooked 3's up in the 4th and 5th on Gray's Tab (4.1 IP 10 H 7 R 6 ER 4 BB 3 SO HR).

The Highlight of the 4th Inning Barrage was a Kevin Kiermaier Two-Run Blast as he goes 1 for 4 scoring two runs along with the Two-Run Bomb. Ben Zobrist led Tampa going 3 for 4 scoring a run and an RBI. Eric Sogard goes Solo Bomb for the A's as Josh Reddick knocked in two as that action at the dish accounted for all three A's Runs!

Rays move to 55-59 and that five games off the AL Wild Card pace. The Swingin' Elephants at an MLB Best 69-44 stays 1/5 games head of the Halos in the West!