Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Drew Rasmussen throws to an Athletics batter during the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)

Tampa Bay Rays' Liam Hicks, middle, is congratulated by teammate Junior Caminero, left, after hitting a three-run home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)

Tampa Bay Rays' Richie Palacios (1) and Taylor Walls, right, celebrate after the final out of a baseball game as the Rays defeat the Athletics Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)

Athletics second baseman Donovan Walton, middle, tags out Tampa Bay Rays' Liam Hicks, right, as Hicks attempts to tag up from first base on a sacrifice fly from Tampa Bay Rays' Chandler Simpson, not shown, during the third inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Nick Martinez throws to an Athletics batter during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)

Tampa Bay Rays' Junior Caminero watches his two-run home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Athletics Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)

Tampa Bay Rays' Taylor Walls jogs around the bases after hitting a two-run home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)

FILE - Former New York Mets' Bobby Valentine, wearing a fake moustache, reacts as he is introduced during an Old-Timers' Day ceremony before a baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and the Mets on Aug. 27, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)