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ST. PETERSBURG Enos Slaughter Jersey , Fla. (AP) Willy Adames made the most of his first day as Tampa Bay’s regular shortstop.The rookie homered and drove in two runs to lead the Rays to a 7-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night.Tampa Bay designated slick fielding veteran shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria for assignment, clearing the way for Adames to start on a full-time basis.”I would say it helped me a little bit,” said Adames, who went into the game on an 8-for-53 slump. ”You never want one of your teammates to get DFA’d but it’s part of the business. I hope he knows that he’s going to get a job. He’s one of the best shortstops in the game.”Adames drove in a run with a two-out single off Angels starter Nick Tropeano in the fourth inning, then scored on Mallex Smith’s triple. Adames led off the Rays sixth with his fourth home run to make it 4-2.”It had to have been somewhat awkward knowing that we’ve got this defender who we consider as very elite,” Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said. ”We feel like that situation now has opened up for Willy to go play and have some peace of mind while doing so.”Jake Bauers added a two-run homer n the ninth for the Rays, his ninth of the season and third in three games.Starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow and left fielder Tommy Pham played in their first game for the Rays a day after being acquired on the interleague trade deadline.Glasnow, making his first start of the season after 34 relief appearances for Pittsburgh, gave up one run in three innings while striking out five.”I’m comfortable as a starter. 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Calhoun’s 14th homer of the season was his 13th since coming off the disabled list on June 18.”Kole Calhoun might the hottest guy in our league right now,” said Angels manager Mike Scioscia.Tropeano (4-6) gave up four runs on seven hits and four walks in 5 2/3 innings. Three of the runs came in the decisive fourth inning, which opened with his plunking of Pham.”The issue this season Kolten Wong Jersey , especially today, has been the big inning,” Tropeano said. ”It’s been haunting me throughout the year. I think that just stems from free passes.”OHTANI BENCHEDMired in a 3-for-25 slump, Shohei Ohtani was out of the lineup Wednesday night. Manager Mike Scioscia said the RHP/DH was benched to get Mike Trout in the DH slot for one game on the artificial turf. Trout has been the DH for 14 of the Angels’ 109 games.TRAINER’S ROOMRays: LHP Blake Snell, out since appearing in the All-Star Game on July 17 due to left shoulder fatigue, is hopeful of returning this weekend after having a second bullpen session. A decision won’t be made until the team sees how Snell responds Thursday.UP NEXTLHP Andrew Heaney (6-6, 0-4 on the road) will start Thursday’s series finale for the Angels against Hunter Wood (0-0 in 11 appearances including three starts). The Oakland Athletics will travel to Seattle with a little extra luggage.Like several cases of champagne.The A’s were prevented from clinching an American League wild-card berth at home Sunday, suffering a 5-1 defeat to the Minnesota Twins.Article continues below ...“I think it was a little disappointing,” A’s manager Bob Melvin said. “A lot of times we put on our best shows late in games Trevor Rosenthal Jersey , unfortunately it didn’t happen (Sunday).”The A’s (94-62) lead Tampa Bay by 7 1/2 games with their magic number down to one, meaning one Oakland victory or one Rays loss and the race is over.The A’s trail the New York Yankees by 1 1/2 games for the top wild-card berth, with the winner hosting the one-game playoff.“It would have been nice to clinch, but we weren’t changing anything up or anything like that,” Oakland first baseman Matt Olson said.The Twins’ Kyle Gibson stymied the A’s on Sunday by allowing just one run over 7 1/3 innings “For the last couple of years we’ve seen people celebrate when we’re in town,” Gibson said. “To be able to finish off the season and not have to watch anybody celebrate, kind of nice.”Right-hander Daniel Mengden (7-6, 4.00 ERA) is scheduled to make his first start since June 23 for Oakland and will face Mariners left-hander James Paxton (11-6, 3.83 ERA) http://www.stlouiscardinalsteamshop.com/authentic-marcell-ozuna-jersey , who has been sidelined by pneumonia since Sept. 7.Mengden is 0-2 with a 6.23 ERA in three career appearances against the Mariners. He worked two innings of relief in an 8-7 loss on Sept. 1 in Oakland, allowing four runs (three earned) on five hits with one walk and one strikeout.Paxton is 4-0 with a 3.70 ERA in nine career starts against Oakland. He has faced the A’s three times previously this season. He struck out a career-high 16 in seven innings but didn’t get a decision on May 2 in Seattle; left after one-third of an inning after being hit on his pitching arm by a Jed Lowrie line drive Aug. 14 in Oakland; and beat the A’s in that Sept. 1 game, allowing three runs on two hits in innings, with four walks and 10 strikeouts.The Mariners were eliminated from the wild-card chase Saturday, despite defeating the Texas Rangers 13-0. Later that evening, the A’s beat Minnesota 3-2 on a walk-off wild pitch.Manager Scott Servais said the Mariners (85-70) had already accepted their fate.“The finality of it set in before the actual mathematical elimination,” Servais said.Despite losing 6-1 Sunday in Texas, the Mariners finished the road portion of their schedule with a 44-37 record, their second-most wins away from home since 2002.“I think we’ve swung the bat better on the road than we have at home Carlos Martinez Jersey ,” Servais said. “I’ve often said you have to hit to on the road to win. Obviously, that’s what we didn’t do enough of (Sunday). But overall, we have had some good trips and some good series on the road, but it just hasn’t been enough.”