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OAKLAND, Calif. Jack Eichel Sabres Jersey . -- Ryon Healy was so focused on getting to second base the Athletics rookie didnt realize he had hit a game-ending home run until he looked up and saw third base coach Ron Washington celebrating.After that, the Oakland third baseman slowed up his trot to allow the players in the bullpen to join the fun.Healy homered with two outs in the ninth inning two batters after Jake Smolinski tied it with a two-run homer, and the As rallied past the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Saturday night.It was definitely a special feeling, one I havent had a ton in my life, Healy said. I dont think theres anything more fun than walk-off wins in baseball. The fact weve been able to have so many in my short eight-day career just makes winning that much better.The As have notched three walk-off wins in their last five games to improve to 6-3 since the All-Star break.Oaklands good fortunes happen to coincide with Healys call-up from the minors on July 15.Coincidence or not, manager Bob Melvin couldnt be happier.He has not been afraid of any situation that hes been in, Melvin said. He went up there with fire in his eyes.Both home runs by the As in the ninth came off closer Alex Colome, who had recorded 21 consecutive saves before giving up three runs to the As.Completely uncharacteristic of him because hes been outstanding for us all year, manager Kevin Cash said. If the same situation arises, well have all the confidence in the world in him.Khris Davis opened the ninth with a walk before pinch-hitter Yonder Alonso struck out swinging. Smolinski hit the first pitch he saw over the fence in left field to tie the game 3-3.Colome (1-3) got Marcus Semien to fly out before Healy hammered a 3-2 pitch to left-center for the winner.Its Healys second home run since being called up from the minors July 15 , the first game-ending hit of his career and the second consecutive walk-off win in as many games for the As.Kendall Graveman (7-6) pitched a complete game for his sixth consecutive win. The right-hander allowed three runs with four strikeouts and one walk, throwing 102 pitches.SMYLYS STREAK CONTINUESColomes meltdown in the ninth prevented starter Drew Smyly from ending a skid of seven straight losses, the worst of his career. Smyly allowed one run over six innings and left with a one-run lead. It really showed a lot about him to give up the early run and not cave there, Cash said. He kept battling and making some really good pitches.OUCH OSWALDOTampa Bay right fielder Oswaldo Arcia had two hits and an RBI before leaving with a mild strain in his right elbow after striking out swinging in the seventh. Cash said Arcia is expected to be back in the Rays lineup Sunday.TRAINERS ROOMRays: RHP Chase Whitley (offseason elbow surgery) will make his second rehab appearance with Class A Charlotte on Sunday. ... OF Mike Mahtook (fractured left hand) will begin hitting off a tee Sunday.Athletics: OF Josh Reddick was scratched from the lineup because of lower back soreness. ... Stephen Vogt was placed on the family medical leave list. Bruce Maxwell was called up from Triple-A Nashville before the game to replace the veteran catcher. ... LHP Rich Hill (middle finger blister) will throw a bullpen session Sunday.UP NEXTRays: LHP Blake Snell (2-4) pitches the finale of the three-game series at the Coliseum on Sunday after throwing six scoreless innings in Colorado during his most recent start.Athletics: RHP Jesse Hahn (2-4) is expected to be called up from Nashville to start against Tampa Bay. Scott Wilson Jersey . "Jeff is a hard worker who was an important special-teams contributor for us last season," said Stamps GM John Hufnagel. Sam Reinhart Jersey . There are surprises among the Vezina candidates, but most of the others are standard top-tier performers, even if the two Hart Trophy runners-ups have never been quite as good as they have been through the first half of the season. http:///...k-roy-sabres-jersey/ .  Aside from the trilogy main event title fight, there are a number of intriguing matchups in the heavyweight, welterweight and lightweight divisions. ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Benson Henderson got his first Bellator victory Friday night when Patricio Freire quit their bout in the second round with a right leg injury.After Freire (25-4) appeared to win a dull first round at Bellator 160, he abruptly turned away from Henderson following an exchange in the second. Henderson walked around the cage shrugging his shoulders at the booing Orange County crowd while Freire sat on a stool and received medical attention on his leg, which apparently was hurt while kicking Henderson.I guess Ill take a W any way I can get it, Henderson said.Although Henderson (24-6) got handed this win, the former UFC lightweight champion rebounded from a loss in his disappointing Bellator debut earlier this year.Immediately afterward, the promotion announced Henderson will face Michael Chandler for the 155-pound title Nov. 19.After losing to welterweight champion Andrey Koreshkov in his first Bellator appearance in April, Henderson is hoping to recharge his career by ending his three-fight stint at 170 pounds and moving back down to a familiar weight.Henderson won the UFC lightweight title in February 2012 by beating Frankie Edgar, and he defended it with narrow decisions over Edgar, Nate Diaz and Gilbert Melendez. After losing the belt to Anthony Pettis in August 2013, he scuffled through a 4-3 stretch of UFC competition before leaving for Bellator early this year.Henderson is Bellators biggest free-agent signing to date as the promotion pursues parity witth the industry-leading UFC, but he was officially joined Friday night by Rory MacDonald, a possible future opponent. Carter Hutton Sabres Jersey. . MacDonald, the former UFC welterweight title contender, announced his decision to sign with Bellator as a free agent during the show, walking into Honda Center in front of a huge Canadian flag.Bellator gave me an offer that nobody in the world can match, MacDonald said. They believe in me, and Im ready to put on a show for you guys. ... Im taking over. Im the king of this division.Henderson joined Bellator six months ago with similar expectations of dominance, but he struggled in his first bout against the larger Koreshkov. He subsequently decided to cut down, and he will be rewarded with a bout in San Jose, California, against Chandler, one of Bellators top talents.Freire, who shares the nickname Pitbull with his older brother, Patricky, has been a Bellator staple since leaving his native Brazil to sign with the promotion in 2010. The former Bellator featherweight champion has lost two of three following a seven-fight winning streak.Southern California-based fighters A.J. McKee and Georgi Karakhanyan opened the Spike TV portion of the card with impressive stoppages. Two more local fighters put on an entertaining co-main event, with Carlsbads Derek Anderson getting a unanimous decision over San Bernardinos Saad Awad. ' ' '