ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Danny Valencia already had two home runs Sunday and four on the weekend, so when he came up as the go-ahead run with the A's trailing the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5 with two outs in the ninth, those in Oakland's dugout all but knew what was coming.
"The feeling in the dugout was 'He's going to hit another one,'" catcher Stephen Vogt said. "It wasn't, 'I hope he hits another one,' but, 'He's hitting another one.' He's the kind of guy that brings that to a team. The confidence he exudes, it all shines through.