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Nick Martinez secured his 15th win of the season by pitching five efficient innings with just five hits and throwing only 72 pitches as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Oakland Athletics 4-3 on Wednesday night in St. Petersburg, Florida. This victory marked the Rays' fifth consecutive win and extended their lead in the AL East to 4 1/2 games over the Yankees, securing their place in the postseason for this year.
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On Wednesday night, Nick Martinez earned his 15th win of the season as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Oakland Athletics by a score of 4-3 in St. Petersburg, Florida. This victory marked the Rays' fifth consecutive win and extended their lead in the American League East to 4½ games over the New York Yankees, who were playing elsewhere that night. The Rays had already secured their place in the postseason last week, becoming the first team in Major League Baseball to do so this season. Martinez pitched efficiently for five innings, striking out three batters and allowing only five hits while throwing just 72 pitches. Jonny DeLuca contributed a key RBI double among his two hits. The Rays' bullpen also performed well with Kevin Kelly, Cam Booser, and Cole Sulser securing the final four outs, with Sulser earning his third save of the season.
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Nick Martinez worked five efficient innings for his 15th win, Jonny DeLuca was 2 for 4 with an RBI double, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Athletics 4-3 on Wednesday night for their fifth straight win.
The Rays (92-59) extended their lead in the AL East to 4 1/2 games over the Yankees.
asserted
Rays → work → Yankees
Tampa Bay secured a postseason berth last week, the first team in the majors to do so.
asserted
Bay → secure → majors
Martinez (15-4) struck out three and allowed five hits, throwing just 72 pitches.
asserted
Martinez → strike → pitches
Kevin Kelly threw two innings and fanned four, Cam Booser tossed a scoreless eighth, and Cole Sulser worked the ninth for his third save.
asserted
Sulser → throw → save
The Rays went ahead 2-0 in the first inning on run-scoring doubles by DeLuca and Chandler Simpson.
asserted
Rays → go → DeLuca
Nick Fortes and Ryan Vilade each drove in a run in the second.
asserted
Fortes → drive → second
Tommy White homered for the A’s leading off the third, a 347-footer to the left-field corner.
asserted
White → homer → corner
Henry Bolte also went deep in the third, his 11th.
asserted
Bolte → go → third
Shea Langeliers hit an RBI single in the sixth, extending his career-best hitting streak to 12 games.
Brady Basso (1-3) went 2 2/3 innings for the A’s, surrendering four runs on seven hits.
asserted
Basso → hit → hits
White finished with three hits.
asserted
White → finish → hits
LHP Jeffrey Springs (4-13, 5.93 ERA) starts for the Athletics on Thursday as they try to avoid a three-game sweep.
asserted
they → start → sweep
RHP Drew Rasmussen (14-5, 2.81) will pitch for the Rays.
asserted
Rasmussen → pitch → Rays
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