OAKLAND –- Sean Doolittle showed some rust in his return to the big leagues Sunday, but was happy to rejoin his A’s teammates.
That they ensured he didn’t walk away with a loss was a bonus.
The A’s showed the kind of offensive firepower that’s been largely absent in the second half, riding a seven-run seventh inning to beat Tampa Bay 8-2 and avoid a three-game sweep at the Coliseum.
The scoring parade took Doolittle off the hook after the lefty reliever entered in the top of the seventh -– his first major league appearance since May 27, due to a strained shoulder -- and got charged with two runs as he surrendered Oakland’s one-run lead.