Rays blast four homers, power past Athletics to win AL wild-card game

Tampa Bay that completed a 21st at a year old fireworks in home runs one of the major league teams, flexed its muscles Wednesday. He has a match in October.

The match pitted two teams from the majors using fan bases and possibly both stadiums that were worst. The two franchises have proven a knack and Oakland won 97 games throughout the regular season, over Tampa Bay.

Since Diaz led the game with a home run off Tampa Bay pounced off on Sean Manaea, and the lead raised to 3-0 at the moment after he uttered a homer to center, a burst.

Wednesday, the lefty allowed three home runs in precisely the amount, and also 29 2/3 innings he sacrificed in two innings. Playing a complete home of 54,005, the A’s failed to profit on their chances, hitting two double plays — and leaving the bases loaded in the inning — if Morton had been made to throw 32 pitches. The native had his very best season in the majors this season, hitting 14 homers and setting a .816 OPS while dividing time between third and first base.

Nevertheless, the very lengthy layoff made it surprising that the boss Kevin Cash, chose to begin Diaz initially when he might have turned into fellow hitter Jesus Aguilar. The Rays belted four home runs, two of these to move and remain during the evening in command. In their very first visit to the postseason because of 2013, the Rays progress to satisfy the AL West winner Houston Astros.

The playoff atmospheren’t rattled Diaz. After MLB.com reporter Juan Toribio advised him ahead of the match there will be 50,000 people in the stands,” Diaz responded, “There were individuals with firearms once I played in Cuba.”

The Coliseum audience was jolted by Diaz using his homer subsequently took Manaea to the same place in the next. Both could spring up a playoff surprise, and it’ll be after riding five innings and the electricity outburst from also a bullpen that is stout along with newcomer Charlie Morton, that the Rays who possess the opportunity.

Diaz went leading to the next, and Tommy Pham combined the derby in the fifth with a solo shot. He lacked one dwelling run over 88 matches in his first two seasons, together with all the Indians.