Longoria Hits Homer in 3rd Straight; Kazmir Dominates A’s

“There’s times when you get that feeling where you’re just locked in”– Evan Longoria Courtesy of Yahoo! Sports Rays 4, A’s 0 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)—Scott Kazmir and two relievers combined on a two-hitter, and Tampa Bay beat struggling Oakland 4-0 on Monday night. Rookie Evan Longoria homered for the third consecutive game and drove in two runs, helping the AL East leaders win for the third time in four days following a season-worst seven-game losing streak. The A’s have lost six straight, scoring nine runs during the slide. Kazmir pitched a scoreless 15th inning on one day’s rest to get the win in last Tuesday’s All-Star game. The Rays gave him an extra day to get ready for his first start since July 13. The A’s were limited to Ryan Sweeney’s one-out single in the first and Jack Cust’s two-out single in the fourth. Kazmir... [read full story]