Crisp walk-off pushes A's past Rays in 13th
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Coco Crisp hit a walk-off single with one out in the 13th inning, lifting the Oakland A's to a 1-0 victory against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night at the Oakland Coliseum.
The walk-off RBI was Crisp's eight of his career, six of those with the A's.
Rookie third baseman Ryon Healy lined a leadoff double down the left-field line in the 13th off right-hander Dylan Floro, the Rays' sixth pitcher of the game. Then with one out, Crisp lined an opposite-field single to left, bringing Healy home.
A's rookie left-hander Sean Manaea pitched eight shutout innings, allowing five hits while striking out seven and walking none. The innings pitched were a career high for Manaea, who had a no-decision.
Ryan Madson, Ryan Dull and John Axford combined to blank the Rays over the final five innings. Axford (4-3) pitched two scoreless innings for the win. Floro (0-1) took the loss.
Rays right-hander Jake Odorizzi pitched eight shutout innings in a no-decision. He gave up five hits, struck out five and walked none. He matched his career high for innings pitched.
Odorizzi, who's being heavily scouted as the Aug. 1 non-waiver trade deadline approaches, had his second straight stellar start. He allowed two runs over six innings in a 2-1 victory Sunday against Baltimore, striking out seven and walking one.
Manaea had a perfect game with six strikeouts through 4 2/3 innings before Corey Dickerson grounded a single to right. Shortstop Tim Beckham followed with an infield single, moving Dickerson to second, but Manaea retired center fielder Kevin Kiermaier on a soft ground ball to first baseman Yonder Alonso.
The Rays got a runner to third in the eighth when Kiermaier grounded a leadoff single, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt then tagged up after Logan Forsythe flied out center. But Manaea retired Brandon Guyer on a fly ball to right.
Odorizzi retired the first eight batters he faced before Arismendy Alcantra grounded a two-out single to left in the third. Alcantara was caught stealing by catcher Luke Maile for the third out. Khris Davis singled in the fourth and Jake Smolinski in the fifth, but neither one got beyond first base.
Odorizzi stranded runners at first and third in the eighth when he retired Danny Valencia on a pop up in foul territory to Maile for the third out. Alonso had reached base safely on a high popup to shallow center that Kiermaier lunged for and dropped for an error after a miscommunication with Beckham. Alonso, who didn't sprint out of the box, stayed at first. He moved to third on Ryon Healy's single but that's as far as he got.
The A's loaded the bases in the 11th with two outs but couldn't score.
NOTES: Rays 1B Logan Morrison missed his fourth straight game with tendinitis in his right forearm, just above the wrist. Morrison had a cortisone shot Thursday. "It feels pretty good right now," Morrison said Friday. Rays manager Kevin Cash said he expects Morrison to be available to play Saturday. ... Oakland SS Marcus Semien's team-high streak of starts this season ended at 96 as Arismendy Alcantara took his spot in the lineup. Semien played all but three innings -- all at shortstop -- during the A's first 96 games. Over his past eight games, Semien went 5-for-29 with two RBIs and made five of his 13 errors. "It just looked like maybe a little bit here recently it might be time for a day (off)," A's manager Bob Melvin said. ... A's LHP Rich Hill played catch for the third straight day but still had a protective wrap covering the blister on his left middle finger, and there is no target date for his return to the rotation. ... Rays INF Tim Beckham, who made his first career start at first base Thursday, started at shortstop Friday. Beckham has gone 8-for-12 with one home run, one triple, one double, four RBIs and four runs in his past three games.