MLB roundup: Rays crush A's, run opening win streak to 9
The white-hot Tampa Bay Rays continued their onslaught on the unfortunate teams on their schedule and the MLB record books, crushing the visiting Oakland Athletics 11-0 on Easter Sunday in St. Petersburg, Fla., for their ninth straight win to open the season.
The Rays' matched the 2003 Kansas City Royals for the hottest streak to start a season in baseball's wild-card era. Brandon Lowe hit a grand slam and Drew Rasmussen