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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Sonny Gray is making the adjustments and turning into a quality starter in just his first month in the big leagues. Its something Stephen Vogt can appreciate. Coco Crisp had three hits -- including a home run -- and drove in two runs, Gray threw 6 2-3 stellar innings, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 on Saturday night. "Sonny is fun to watch I dont care who you are," said Vogt, who hit a triple and scored Oaklands first run. "Its more than the way he pitches. Its the way he bounces off the mound and fields his position. Ive been fortunate to have a front row seat for many of his starts. Hes an electric pitcher." Grey (2-2) allowed five hits, walked one and struck out seven and the As won their fifth in six games to remain two games behind Texas in the AL West. "The big thing was my fastball command," Gray said. I was able to keep it down. In my last start I was elevating it. Keeping it down was big." James Loney had two hits for the Rays, who lost for the sixth time in seven games and fell 4 1/2 games behind the Boston Red Sox in the AL East. The As and Rays are the top two teams in the AL wild-card race. "Offensively we have to stir it up," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "Weve pitched well and caught it but we havent hit well. The offence has to pick it up. Weve got a lot of it in place; we just need to get it going." Alex Cobb (8-3) lost for the first time since April 30 despite allowing two runs and five hits. He walked four and struck out seven. "I felt great the whole game," Cobb said. "Obviously the home run to Coco was tough. Hes owned me throughout my career. I have to find a new way to pitch to him." Grant Balfour pitched the ninth, giving up an RBI single to Desmond Jennings, for his 35th save in 37 chances. Grey retired 11 of the first 12 batters he faced, striking out five of the first six. Cobb set down 12 in a row after giving up a single and walk to the first two hitters he faced. He had five strikeouts in the first two innings. Vogt hit his first career triple leading off the sixth. Crisp followed with a sharp single up the middle against a drawn-in infield. Matt Joyce led off the seventh with a single but was erased on Wil Myers double play grounder. When Loney followed with a single, Sean Doolitte replaced Gray, who received a standing ovation from the sellout crowd. "These fans are awesome," Gray said. "Ive always loved pitching at home." Grey has allowed two earned runs in 21 2-3 innings (0.83 ERA) in Oakland. Doolittle got three outs and Dan Otero struck out Evan Longoria with a runner at second to end the eighth. NOTES: RHP Jamey Wright (2-2, 2.97) was announced as Sundays starter for the Rays. Hell be making his first start since 2007. RHP A.J. Griffin (11-9, 3.94) will start for the As. ... 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