OAKLAND, Calif. -- Erasmo Ramirez knew immediately that Athletics slugger Billy Butler made good contact on the 0-1 fastball the Rays reliever threw.Ramirez just didnt know how good -- and on a day in which Tampa Bays offense slumbered through most of the game, it turned out to be just enough to send manager Kevin Cashs ballclub spiraling to a third consecutive loss.Butler hit a tiebreaking home run off Ramirez with one out in the eighth inning and the As held on to beat the Rays 3-2 on Sunday.He had the right swing at the right moment, Ramirez said of Butler. I couldnt believe it. I thought it would be a double because it was a line drive, to the wall. But it wasnt there for me today. It was sad because we need the win.The Rays have lost three straight after winning the opener of this series with the As. Tampa Bay (38-60) fell 22 games under .500 for the third time this season.Home runs have beat us up a lot this year, Cash said. Solo shots, two-run, three-run whatever they are it just seems weve given up uncharacteristic amount of home runs. Obviously when you give up that many, theyre coming at the wrong time.The Rays lost the previous two games on walkoff hits and trailed 2-0 until Logan Forsythes tying two-run homer in the top of the eighth.Tampa Bays bullpen coughed up the lead not long after that.Ramirez (7-8) retired Khris Davis on a fly ball before Butler hammered an 0-1 pitch over the wall in center. Its Butlers third home run of the season and first since June 7.Its been tough for him, As manager Bob Melvin said. Its tough for a guy that plays every day to try to get himself into a rhythm if hes not, but thats a big hit today.Davis added two hits while Jake Smolinski doubled twice and scored for the As. Oakland improved to 7-3 since the All-Star break.Ryan Dull (4-2) retired two batters for the win despite giving up Forsythes home run. Ryan Madson pitched the ninth for his 21st save.Oakland jumped on Tampa Bay rookie left-hander Blake Snell early and strung together four consecutive one-out hits in the first. Davis had an RBI double and Butler added a run-scoring single to put the As up 2-0.SNELLS DAYSnell pitched fairly well despite being denied his bid at becoming the first Rays rookie starter to win in Oakland since 1998. The lefty allowed two runs over 6 2/3 innings with four strikeouts and one walk. They got two runs quick and then I just let that go, Snell said. I had to pick it up. The defense was playing really well behind me.TRAINERS ROOMRays: Desmond Jennings (strained left hamstring) ran the bases and took batting practice without a setback during a minor league rehab appearance. ... RHP Brad Boxberger threw 22 pitches in a rehab outing and is hopeful of rejoining the big league club in Los Angeles.UP NEXTRays: RHP Chris Archer (5-13) pitches against the Dodgers in the opener of a two-game series on Tuesday. Archer entered the weekend leading the AL with 147 strikeouts. Fake Balenciaga From China . The deal is pending a physical, assistant general manager Bobby Evans said. Traded from Seattle to Baltimore on Aug. 30, Morse also can play first base and right field to give manager Bruce Bochy some flexibility in writing his lineup. Fake Balenciaga 2020 .C. -- Charlotte Bobcats coach Steve Clifford said after all of these years in the NBA hes still amazed at some of the things LeBron James does. https://www.fakebalenciaga.com/ . Jon Montgomerys gold medal in skeleton at the Whistler Sliding Centre and his subsequent auctioning off of a pitcher of beer in the village square elevated him to folk-hero status. Fake Balenciaga Shoes .ca NHL Power Rankings for the second straight week, ahead of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Colorado Avalanche. Fake Balenciaga Cheap . It might not have mattered. While the Dodgers are preparing for the playoffs, the Padres showed their future has promise behind two rookies.Golden State Warriors have been rocked by the news that star player Stephen Curry is facing at least two weeks on the sidelines. Curry is expected to be out of action for at least a fortnight after suffering a grade one sprain of his medial collateral ligament (MCL) in his right knee. The reigning MVP sustained the injury on his comeback from an ankle problem in the 121-94 win over Houston Rockets in Game Four of the play-off series on Sunday, which the Warriors lead 3-1.Thanks 4 all the prayers & messages. Can feel all the posiitive energy.dddddddddddd. God is Great! All things considered Im Gonna be alright! tweeted Curry.Warriors general manager Bob Myers is remaining upbeat over Currys injury but warned his lay-off could be longer.From our perspective, its relatively good news, said Myers. Clearly we dont want to be here getting MRIs at this point of the season, especially someone of Stephs stature ... But mechanically the knee is intact, so thats good. If its not two weeks, dont go crazy, Myers said. If its before that, great. If its after, its after. ' ' '