Mallex Smith singles in run in 13th inning to lift Tampa Bay Rays over Oakland Athletics 1-0

Three days after shaking up the back of their bullpen by trading away closer Alex Colome, the Tampa Bay Rays finally got their first shutout of the season. On a day when starter Chris Archer pitched six strong innings, five relievers were equally as effective and held things together to extend the Rays' winning streak to three games. Mallex Smith hit an RBI single with two outs in the 13th inning, Jonny Venters got his first save in seven years to cap a seven-hit shutout and Tampa Bay outlasted the Oakland Athletics 1-0 on Monday. Ryne Stanek (1-0) retired five batters to win and Venters struck out Matt Olson with the tying run on base to preserve the seven-hitter and earn his first save since 2011 The Rays have won four of five.