The A’s fell 8-2 to the Rays in a night where Tampa Bay jumped on JT Ginn early and never let up, leaving Oakland with a tough series-ending defeat. Ginn battled to find his command in a warm, bandbox-like environment, allowing four runs in the first and finishing after two innings. The Rays tacked on two more in the second behind a Brandon Lowe two-run homer, widening the gap to 6-0. Oakland finally got on the board with Lawrence Butler’s 16th homer in the third and Gio Urshela’s RBI single in the fifth, but the night belonged to Rasmussen, who controlled the tempo from the start. The A’s bullpen steadied for a stretch, but Elvis Alvarado surrendered two runs in the ninth as the Rays completed the win and the series split. Oakland now faces an off-day before hosting Los Angeles in a weekend set, with uncertainty surrounding the A’s Friday starter. Fantasy takeaway: Ginn’s next start is high-risk, Rasmussen remains a stable operator, and the A’s offense is still anchored by a core of Urshela, Butler and Soderstrom with upside for multi-homer contributions from the lineup.