Christopher Morel, Brandon Lowe and Junior Caminero each hit a solo homer to help the Tampa Bay Rays record a 7-4 victory over the Athletics on Monday night at West Sacramento, Calif.
Chandler Simpson reached base four times on three hits and a walk and stole his 33rd base as the Rays racked up 15 hits and snapped a three-game slide. Caminero also had three hits and a walk and Lowe had two hits and two RBIs as Tampa Bay won for just the sixth time in its past 21 games.
Shea Langeliers went 3-for-4 with a homer and Tyler Soderstrom slugged a three-run blast for the Athletics, who lost for just the sixth time in the past 17 games.
Nick Kurtz went 1-for-4 with a bloop double to left in the ninth inning that dropped between two Tampa Bay defenders to extend his streak of reaching base to 26