Saturday, 3 March 2012

Rays take advantage of error to beat A's 3-2

Scott Kazmir scraped out another impressive win thanks to one clutch hit.

Left fielder Emil Brown tried to make a sliding catch on Dioner Navarro's sinking liner in the eighth inning and lost the ball in the lights and it got past him for a three-run double, sending the Tampa Bay Rays to a 3-2 victory against the Athletics on Tuesday night.

Kazmir struck out a season-high eight batters in his fourth outing, holding his own in a pitcher's duel between a pair of talented young left-handers.

Oakland lost for the ninth time in 11 games and in tough fashion for the second straight night after a 7-6 defeat in 13 innings Monday.

Kazmir (3-1), …

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