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Run saved is run scored; Valencia does both
- Updated: May 14, 2016
ST. PETERSBURG — At last, Danny Valencia disrupted the home run column — not once, but twice, against the Rays at Tropicana Field on Friday night, leading an A’s power barrage that helped the club snap a five-game losing streak.
Valencia’s strong play in Oakland’s 6-3 victory extended to the defensive side as well, with the third baseman saving at least two runs in the ninth inning with a diving grab to rob Evan Longoria of extra bases.
“You make a play like that, it’s like knocking in two runs for sure,” A’s manager Bob Melvin said.
Valencia did that, too.
His first- and sixth-inning solo shots — two of four A’s homers on the night — snapped a 69-at-bat homerless drought dating back to last season. That they came in his first game since Monday and just his third overall since returning from the disabled list made it even more impressive.
“It’s definitely been a challenge,” said Valencia, who …
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