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A’s edge Rays in 15th inning

The Columbian
Published: July 29, 2012, 5:00pm

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jemile Weeks hit a sacrifice fly in the 15th inning and the Oakland Athletics outlasted the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 Monday night.

Weeks was 0 for 7 when he came up against the Rays’ five-man infield. He lofted a fly ball and Brandon Inge easily beat the throw home from center fielder B.J. Upton.

Brandon Hicks homered for the A’s, who have a major league-leading 12th walkoff wins this season.

Matt Joyce hit his 12th home run of the season for Tampa Bay.

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