A's sock four homers, hand Rays first loss

Elvis Andrus went 3-for-5 with one of Oakland's four homers, starter Paul Blackburn fired five shutout innings and the A's handed the Tampa Bay Rays their first defeat of the season, 13-2 on Monday in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Andrus popped a three-run home run for an 8-0 lead during a four-run second inning. In the Oakland first, Seth Brown hit a three-run blast and Chad Pinder followed with a solo shot.

Blackburn (1-0) cru