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ARLINGTON, Texas -- When Tampa Bay finished its regular season at Texas three years ago, it was a 163rd game for the AL wild-card tiebreaker.The Rays won that game in 2013, and won the wild-card game against Cleveland before falling to Boston in the AL Division Series.This time, even with a 6-4 win in 10 innings Sunday at the AL West champion Rangers, the Rays finished their third consecutive losing season since that last playoff appearance.(Happy with) the fight, yeah, but not the performance. Theres a big difference between having fight and going out and performing and getting it done, manager Kevin Cash said. Weve got to get better at that. We have every intention of that. We will. The effort level remained consistent and were happy with the overall effort level.Alexei Ramirez had four hits as Tampa Bay ended with back-to-back wins over the Rangers (95-67), who had already clinched home-field advantage throughout the postseason.The Rays (68-94) finished with their worst record since going 66-96 in 2007, the year before going to their only World Series.Something weve talked about it so many times is just inconsistency, said Evan Longoria, who finished with 36 homers and 98 RBI. But it was nice to finish with a win today. We gave up the lead late and came right back in the next inning and picked up a couple runs.Closer Alex Colome (2-4) allowed three consecutive singles in the ninth that allowed the Rangers to tie the game at 4 and force extra innings. It was only his third blown save in 40 chances this season.The Rays then opened the 10th with three consecutive hits off Tanner Scheppers (1-1). Richie Shaffer led off with a single before going to third on Ramirezs double and scoring on a wild pitch. Curt Casali then had an RBI double, his second RBI in the game.Erasmo Ramirez, the seventh Rays pitcher and 14th in the game, worked a perfect 10th for his second save.Knuckleball rookie reliever Eddie Gamboa worked two scoreless innings with four strikeouts for the Rays. He was in line for his first major league victory at age 31, and exactly a month after his major league debut, before the Rangers scored runs in the eighth and ninth inning after he was out of the game.Im very hopeful but at the same time I know theres a lot that I have to work on, Gamboa said. Thats why Im so excited about the offseason to work on some stuff and come back stronger with more consistency. Again, just try to do the same as this year and eat up innings as best as I can.When Gamboa made his major league debut Sept. 2, he was the second-oldest player ever to do so for the Rays. The only older was 35-year-old Jim Morris in 1999, the lefty whose story was chronicled in the 2002 Walt Disney movie, The Rookie.Theres going to be a lot of conversations about the bullpen. There will be plenty of opportunities, Cash said, when asked about Gamboa. Its a different look, to complement a hard-throwing guy behind him or in front of him. Its an interesting concept that well continue to look into.EXTRA EXTRAWith six doubles in the finale, the Rays ended the season with 536 extra-base hits, breaking the previous club record of 532 set in 2009.TRAINERS ROOMRays: CF Kevin Kiermaier missed the finale with a bruised left calf after getting hit by a pitch in Saturday nights game. Margus Hunt Youth Jersey . "We have always prided ourselves on the way we play defence. Having two big pieces back is going to be a key for us moving forward for years to come," said Knighthawks head coach Mike Hasen. 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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Ryon Healys long shot left the Kansas City Royals a longshot to return to postseason play.Stephen Vogt drove in five runs, Healy hit a mammoth three-run homer and the Oakland Athletics routed Kansas City 14-5 on Thursday night.Oakland put a huge dent in the Royals diminishing playoff chances, sweeping a four-game road series at Kansas City for the first time. The As outscored the Royals 43-12, the largest Oakland run differential in a four-game series in franchise history.Vogt had a two-run double in a five-run third, walked with the bases loaded in the fourth and hit a two-run homer in the sixth. The five RBI matched a career high.Healy, who had three hits, homered in third with Khris Davis and Yonder Alonso on base. The ball traveled an estimated 480 feet, landing above the left-field fountains.Has he ever hit a ball further?I really dont think so, Healy said. It was a changeup. I saw it well. I kept my hands back and tried to drive the ball to the outfield to score those runs.Marcus Semien, who knocked in four runs and hit a three-run shot in the eighth for his 25th home run, could not believe the distance on Healys drive.Ive never seen a ball hit up there, Semien said.Healy went 9 for 17 (.529) with two doubles, two home runs and seven RBI in the series.Id like to say I hit one out there in BP in 1992 (when he played for the Royals), but I didnt, Athletics manager Bob Melvin said. I never saw it land -- 480 feet, thats impressive.Joey Wendle had his first career four-hit game and scored three runs as the As banged out 16 hits.Rookie right-hander Daniel Mengden (2-7), who was 0-4 with a 9.39 ERA in his previous seven starts, was the beneficiary of the offensive outburst. He held the Royals to three hits over seven scoreless innings to pick up the victory, striking out six with no walks.Everything was down in the zone. I was locating really well, Mengden said. I got a lot of quick, early outs, weak contact, which is what we try to do. I went in every inning and tried to establish strike one, which has been one of my biggest I guess flaws since Ive been up here.Royals starter Edinson Volquez (10-11) faced 22 batters and nine scored in 3 1/3 innings. He aallowed nine runs on seven hits and four walks.ddddddddddddn his past four starts, Volquez has allowed 20 earned runs on 32 hits and nine walks in 18 1/3 innings for a 9.82 ERA.I was inconsistent, Volquez said. Ive been getting hit with all my pitches. I think my changeup always gets me out of trouble, but Im still getting hit with that pitch, so thats a bad sign for me.Chris Young, the third Royals pitcher, yielded the home run to Vogt and has given up 28 in 85 innings.Christian Colon hit a three-run homer in a five-run ninth as Kansas City avoided being shut out for the second straight game.The Royals have lost eight of their past nine home games.Its been tough, Colon said. Were not used to this.VARGAS TO STARTRoyals left-hander Jason Vargas, who has not pitched in the majors since July 21, 2015, and needed reconstructive elbow surgery, will start Saturday against the White Sox. Vargas will be on a 45-pitch limit over three innings. Kansas City manager Ned Yost said the goal is for Vargas to pitch 10-15 innings before the season ends. Vargas was 5-2 with a 3.98 ERA in nine starts before the injury last year.OVERTON RETURNSThe As recalled LHP Dillon Overton from Triple-A Nashville and he will be used out of the bullpen. Overton gave up all five runs in the ninth.TRAINERS ROOMAthletics: RHP Henderson Alvarez will undergo another shoulder surgery Tuesday and wont pitch this season. Dr. James Andrews will perform arthroscopic surgery. Alvarez was a 2014 All-Star with the Marlins, but made only four starts last season before needing shoulder surgery on July 28.Royals: OF Lorenzo Cain, who has appeared in only one September game because of a sore left wrist, probably wont return this season. Hes not making great progress, Yost said. Hes getting a little bit better, but were starting to run out of time.UP NEXTAthletics: RHP Kendall Graveman, who is 9-4 with a 3.64 ERA in his past 19 starts, will pitch the series opener Friday at Texas.Royals: RHP Ian Kennedy, who is 5-0 with a 2.16 ERA since the start of August, will start Friday against the White Sox. ' ' '