WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Interstat) — Liam Hicks homered and drove in three runs, and the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Athletics 8-4 on Wednesday afternoon at Sutter Health Park. Hicks finished 3 for 5. Drew Rasmussen earned the win, improving to 12-5, after allowing two earned runs over five innings with three strikeouts. Jack Perkins took the loss, falling to 2-9.

Tampa Bay scored two runs in the second inning, one in the third, four in the fourth and one in the eighth. The Athletics scored two in the third and two in the eighth. Zack Gelof homered for the Athletics.

The Rays recorded 15 hits to seven for the Athletics. Tampa Bay improved to 74-46, while the Athletics dropped to 47-74. The announced attendance was 8,287, and the game lasted 2:45.