ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Carl Crawford tripled and homered during a 10-run first inning, and Scott Kazmir won his second straight start as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat the Oakland Athletics 14-6 Wednesday night.

Tampa Bay set a team record for runs scored in the first inning and was one shy of the club mark for any frame, set in the eighth inning of a 14-4 win over Seattle on May 28, 2000.

Crawford finished with three RBIs in his first multihit game since May 9.


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