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Chapman leads A’s over Rays 3-2 in McClanahan’s debut

Matt Chapman homered and hit a go-ahead double with two outs in the ninth inning, leading the Oakland Athletics over the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2.
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Oakland Athletics third base coach Mark Kotsay (7) congratulates Matt Chapman (26) after his solo home run off Tampa Bay Rays' Shane McClanahan during the fourth inning of a baseball game Thursday, April 29, 2021, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius)

Matt Chapman homered and hit a go-ahead double with two outs in the ninth inning, leading the Oakland Athletics over the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2.

Shane McClanahan, a Tampa Bay left-hander starting on the day after his 24th birthday, made an unusual regular-season debut - becoming the fourth player to appear in the regular season after first playing in the postseason.

Throwing at up to 100.5 mph, he was given a 1-0 lead when Austin Meadows hit an RBI double in the first off Chris Bassitt.

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