Gomes, Zobrist, Power Rays to 4-3 Victory Over A’s

Courtesy of Yahoo! Sports: Rays 4, Athletics 3 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)—James Shields allowed three runs pitching into the ninth inning, and Jonny Gomes and Ben Zobrist hit back-to-back homers to lead the Rays. Shields (9-6) gave up six hits and struck out seven in improving to 5-1 in his last six starts. His bid for a fourth complete game this season ended when Jack Cust doubled with one out in the ninth, but Troy Percival wrapped things up for his 20th save in 22 chances. Greg Smith (5-9) allowed four runs and five hits in six-plus innings, dropping to 1-4 over his last six starts. The Athletics have lost seven of eight. Inside The Box Score: Ben Zobrist: 2-3, HR(5), 2RBI(8), Sent down to AAA after the game Jonny Gomes: 1-2, HR(8), 2RBI(19) B.J. Upton: 1-2, 2B(21), 2BB, Caught Stealing for the 13th time Willy Aybar: 1-4,... [read full story]