Rays rock A’s Gray, roll to 3rd straight win

OAKLAND — The hot-hitting Rays took batting practice off of Sonny Gray, tagging the struggling A’s starter for nine hits in a 7-3 series-opening victory at the Coliseum on Thursday night.

Gray was responsible for all seven runs in just five innings, surrendering solo home runs to Tim Beckham and Corey Dickerson ahead of a four-run attack in the fifth — featuring five consecutive hits to open the frame — that put the Rays ahead for good. They’ve plated 28 runs in their last three games.

Beckham collected hits in each of his first two plate appearances before popping out in the sixth, halting his streak of consecutive at-bats with a hit at eight, tying a …

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