Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Sean Manaea delivers to the Tampa Bay Rays during the first inning of the second game of a scheduled baseball doubleheader Saturday, June 10, 2017, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Sean Manaea won his fifth consecutive start to help the Oakland Athletics split a rare scheduled doubleheader with a 7-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night.
Tampa Bay won the opener 6-5 on Evan Longoria's RBI single in the 10th inning that completed a 3-hour, 56-minute game.
The split came in the majors' first scheduled doubleheader since 2011.
Manaea (6-3) allowed two runs and six hits over seven innings. He was supported by home runs from Josh Phegley, Ryon Healy and Chad Pinder.
Longoria got his eighth career game-ending hit, but his first since a two-run homer against San Diego on May 11, 2013.
"We didn't need more extra innings in a game like that today," Longoria said. "It's been quite a while since I've gotten a walk-off hit. It felt good."
Longoria had two RBIs in the second game, coming on a first-inning RBI single and his 250th career homer in the sixth.
Yonder Alonso had four hits for Oakland in the nightcap and seven over the doubleheader.
Austin Pruitt (5-1) won in relief and Liam Hendriks (2-1) took the loss in the opener.
Oakland Game 1 starter Sonny Gray struck out 10 while giving up five runs, only two of them earned, in six innings.
Rays Game 2 starter Matt Andriese lasted one inning before departing with a groin strain, the same injury that put him on the 10-day disabled list May 31.
Chih-Wei Hu (0-1) replaced Andriese and gave up one run - Phegley's shot in the second - over four innings.
Healy had a solo drive and Pinder hit a two-run shot off Ryne Stanek that made it 6-2 in the seventh.
After getting a season-high 16 hits in the opener, Oakland got 16 again during Game 2.
DOUBLE DIP
The last regularly scheduled doubleheader in the majors was on July 11, 2011, when the A's hosted the Angels. This was the second doubleheader at Tropicana Field - the other was Sept. 30, 2004, when two games against the Detroit Tigers had to be rescheduled because of Hurricane Frances.
OLD DAYS
The Rays wore 1970s style uniforms in Game 1 as part of a "Turn Back the Clock" promotion. 1973 AL All-Star Bill "Spaceman" Lee threw the ceremonial first pitch while in full uniform, and an on-field banner parade took place between games. There was a video tribute to Adam West, TV's Batman, who died Friday night at 88.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Athletics: LHP Sean Doolittle returned from a left shoulder strain and had a perfect eighth in Game 2. ... RHP Andrew Triggs was put on the disabled list with a strained left hip after giving up eight runs in 3 2/3 innings Friday night.
Rays: C Wilson Ramos (torn ACL) may soon have his rehab upgraded from Class A Charlotte to Triple-A Durham.
UP NEXT
RHP Jesse Hahn (2-4) will pitch the series finale for Oakland on Sunday against Tampa Bay RHP Chris Archer (4-4).
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Tampa Bay Rays' Evan Longoria is mobbed by teammates after hitting a walkoff RBI-single off Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Liam Hendriks during the 10th inning of the first game of a scheduled baseball doubleheader Saturday, June 10, 2017, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Rays' Peter Bourjos scored. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Tampa Bay Rays' Peter Bourjos (18) celebrates with Logan Morrison after scoring the game-wining run on a single by Evan Longoria off Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Liam Hendriks during the 10th inning of the first game of a scheduled baseball doubleheader Saturday, June 10, 2017, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Tampa Bay Rays' Tim Beckham, right, scores on an error by Oakland Athletics catcher Josh Phegley during the sixth inning of the first game of a scheduled baseball doubleheader Saturday, June 10, 2017, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Oakland Athletics shortstop Chad Pinder leaps over Tampa Bay Rays' Mallex Smith (0) to field a high throw as Smith steals second base during the fifth inning of the first game of a scheduled baseball doubleheader Saturday, June 10, 2017, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Matt Andriese delivers to the Oakland Athletics during the first inning of the second game of a baseball doubleheader Saturday, June 10, 2017, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Oakland Athletics' Khris Davis (2) scores behind Tampa Bay Rays catcher Jesus Sucre on a squeeze bunt by Jaycob Brugman during the sixth inning of the second game of a baseball doubleheader Saturday, June 10, 2017, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Tampa Bay Rays' Evan Longoria, right, hugs Steven Souza Jr. after Longoria hit a home run off Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Sean Manaea during the sixth inning of the second game of a baseball doubleheader Saturday, June 10, 2017, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Oakland Athletics' Ryon Healy (25) celebrates with third base coach Chip Hale (4) after hitting a home run off Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Ryne Stanek during the seventh inning of the second game of a scheduled baseball doubleheader Saturday, June 10, 2017, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Oakland Athletics's Jaycob Brugman squeeze-bunts against Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Jose Alvarado during the sixth inning of the second game of a scheduled baseball doubleheader Saturday, June 10, 2017, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Athletics' Khris Davis scored. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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