ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Matt Andriese pitched a two-hitter for his first career shutout and Brad Miller hit a two-run home run, leading the Tampa Bay Rays to a 6-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday night.

Andriese (2-0) won for the second time this week in helping the Rays end a four-game losing streak. He beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-1 on Sunday in his first start since being called up from Triple-A Durham. The right-hander struck out five and walked none, and retired 11 straight between singles by Matt McBride in the third inning and Danny Valencia in the seventh.

In only his second start of the season and 10th of his major league career, Andriese pitched the Rays' first complete game of the season and matched Chris Archer for the most wins by a Rays starter.

Miller's fifth home run of the season came off Kendall Gravemen (1-5) after Brandon Guyer's double in the third. Steve Pearce and Kevin Kiermaier drove in runs in the sixth to push Tampa Bay's lead to 4-0. Guyer added a two-run single in the eighth off reliever Marc Rzepczynski.

Graveman gave up four runs and six hits with three walks in 5 2/3 innings, losing his fourth straight start.

The A's have lost six of their last seven games.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Athletics: RHP John Axford has not pitched since being struck on the left foot by a line drive Monday in Boston, but manager Bob Melvin expects to use him son, possibly Sunday. "As far as the bullpen goes, we're as close to full strength as we've been in a while," Melvin said.

Rays: 2B Logan Forsythe was put on the 15-day disabled list when an MRI taken Saturday morning revealed a hairline fracture of his left shoulder blade. The shoulder will be re-evaluated on May 31, three weeks after Forsythe was hit by a pitch from Seattle's Felix Hernandez. "There won't be much to the recovery, just to let it heal," Forsythe said. . . . RHP Brad Boxberger (adductor surgery) will make his first rehab appearance for Class A Charlotte on Sunday.

UP NEXT

RHP Sonny Gray (3-4) will start the series finale for the A's against LHP Matt Moore (1-3). Both starters have lost their last three decisions.