OAKLAND, Calif. Sean Davis Steelers Jersey . -- Kurt Suzuki couldnt have scripted his return to the Oakland Coliseum any better. A longtime fan favourite for the Athletics, he greeted his old supporters with a three-run homer in his first home game back with the club since being traded away last August, and Jed Lowrie hit a go-ahead double in the eighth inning of a 4-3 win against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night. "It was pretty special," Suzuki said. "Its awesome. Just being around the guys, Ive played with the majority of the guys in this locker room last year or years before. It just seems like I never left." Lowrie extended his hitting streak to 12 games with his Oakland-record 13th double in August, off Joel Peralta. James Loney had tied it with a double in the top half for Tampa Bay. Jarrod Parker dueled with David Price to run his unbeaten streak to 17 straight starts, matching Catfish Hunters Oakland record set from June 2-Sept. 3, 1973. The As pulled within two games of the first-place Texas Rangers in the AL West, and moved ahead of Tampa Bay in the wild-card race. Price (8-6) had his five-game winning streak snapped, losing for the first time in nine starts since July 12 against Houston. Parker came out for the eighth at 100 pitches, but gave way to winner Ryan Cook (6-3) after allowing the first two hitters to reach. Grant Balfour pitched the ninth for his 34th save in 36 chances, leaving the tying run aboard a day after blowing a save at Detroit by allowing four runs. "Ill take that," Balfour said. Parker received a couple of early pep talks from Suzuki, who later delivered with the timely home run, which he said "for it to be off a pitcher like Price, whos arguably one of the best pitchers in the game right now, was pretty neat." Suzuki is living in a hotel, stilly carrying a Nationals bag, and eagerly awaiting his familys arrival to the Bay Area on Monday. He had more than 15,000 people to help lift his spirits Friday. "You couldnt write that, you couldnt make that stuff up," Parker said. "Hes huge to us." Oakland beat the Rays for the first time after being swept in Florida from April 19-21. Tampa Bay outscored the reigning AL West champions 17-4 in that series. With the Bay Bridge closed all weekend, the Rays team bus left San Francisco at 2 p.m. Friday and didnt arrive to the Coliseum until 3:45. Price opted to take a cab before his start Friday, and it cost him a whopping $202, then tweeted he would take a helicopter Saturday. Manager Joe Maddon plans to take the BART train Saturday. Friday got stranger for the Rays when reliever Fernando Rodney briefly got stuck in the dugout bathroom during the game. "It was a kind of a fun moment," Maddon said. "We kind of rallied then -- we should have kept him in there. A lot of the commotion in the dugout in the eighth inning and part of the rally was someone beating on the door. Finally someone broke the door knob with a bat to get him out. I dont even know who the hero was getting him out. I say he was in there a solid 15 minutes." For Suzuki, rejoining the As for a pennant race has worked out well so far. He was cheered at every chance despite his light pregame remarks that he expected "a bunch of boos." Yunel Escobar hit an RBI single and Matt Joyce a sacrifice fly as the Rays kicked off a stretch with 13 of 16 games on the road. Second baseman Ben Zobrist had his Rays record 81-game errorless streak end on a wild throw in the fifth. His previous error came May 11 against San Diego. The Rays ended a 14-inning stretch without a run when they scored in the second, but they are 0-for California in four tries this year after dropping three at Dodger Stadium. NOTES: The Rays recalled RHP Brandon Gomes from Triple-A Durham and optioned RHP Jake Odorizzi to Double-A Montgomery. ... As C Derek Norris, on the disabled list since Aug. 21 with a fractured left big toe, is set to join Triple-A Sacramento at Tacoma on Saturday for a three-game rehab assignment. He is eligible to come off the DL on Sept. 5. ... Oakland RF Josh Reddick received an injection in his sprained right wrist Wednesday and is now using a splint. "We hope that does the trick," manager Bob Melvin said. ... Rays LHP Matt Moore (left elbow soreness) allowed eight hits and four earned runs in four innings of his first rehab outing Thursday night for Triple-A Durham at Gwinnett (Ga.) He is set to start in Anaheim either Tuesday or Wednesday and expects to have a pitch count of 90-100. "Im happy how my arm felt," Moore said. "Im warming up a little slower with my changeup. It really felt good to get back out there."... Maddon is yet to announce his Sunday starter, but did say likely Sunday additions that day will be: OF Delmon Young, DH Luke Scott, and C Chris Gimenez. 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On the surface it seems like the Seattle Seahawks have the athletic quarterbacks number, a narrative further fueled on Thanksgiving Day when Richard Shermans two interceptions highlighted a dominant Seattle defensive effort as the Seahawks downed Kaepernicks 49ers, 19-3, in the latest edition of footballs fiercest rivalry. We just didnt play well, a disappointed Kaepernick said. And the outspoken Sherman, whose key defensive stop against Kaepernick and Michael Crabtree in Januarys NFC Championship Game helped vault the Seahawks into the Super Bowl, didnt miss his chance to pile on after he and his mates held the San Francisco offense to just 164 total yards. What history? I know no history, Sherman joked. There was an opponent (Kaepernick) who said he would throw it to the open man. He didnt care who was out there (in coverage). I was the open man. That was a nod to earlier in the week when Kaepernick affirmed he wouldnt shy away from throwing at Sherman despite the All-Pros reputation as the games best cornerback and his previous high-profile success against the Niners. They were bad throws, Kaepernick admitted. Our receivers won. I didnt make the throw on those. Those were my fault. Back in January, the Seahawks edged out the 49ers 23-17 in Seattle, scoring 13 unanswered points and going ahead on Russell Wilsons 35-yard touchdown pass to Jermaine Kearse in the fourth quarter. Kaepernick was able to move his team from its own 22 to the Seattle 18-yard line before his pass attempt to Crabtree in the back-right corner of the end zone was tipped by Sherman and intercepted by Seahawks linebacker Malcolm Smith to seal the outcome. After the game, Sherman came over and slapped Crabtree on his rear and stuck his hand out, but the Niners wide receiver responded by smacking Sherman in the helmet. Sherman wasnt done as he exploded into a TV camera during an interview on the field that he was the best cornerback in the game while labeling Crabtree a sorry receiver. Revenge wasnt in the cards for either Kaepernick or Crabtree on Turkey Day. I was laughinng the whole time, the boastful Sherman said. Steelers Jerseys. I told their sideline if they threw it my way I would end the game. With Sherman shutting down one side of the football field Kaepernick threw for only 121 yards on 16-of-29 passing as the 49ers had their three-game win streak come to an end and more importantly fell behind Seattle in the ultra- tough NFC West with only four games to play. They are a good defense, they play fast, they play physical, Kaepernick said. We just have to be able to make plays. But are they capable of making plays against Sherman and Co.? Somebody said they threw at (Sherman) five times and he had two picks, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said. He was all over it. Im really fired up for him because theres been a lot of scrutiny (on Sherman) and a lot of people watching what he was going to do in this game. He went out and played really good fundamental football, as he has all season. And thats no anomaly. Kaepernick has started five games against the Seahawks and amassed a 1-4 record while completing just 77-of-146 passes for 820 yards with three touchdowns and nine interceptions. Against teams who dont have Sherman suiting up, Kaepernick has thrown 50 touchdowns versus only 15 interceptions. If your quarterback doesnt play well, its going to be hard for you to win games, Kaepernick said. Sherman also left plenty of darts for Crabtree, purposefully ignoring the Niners best receiver while handing out accolades to his complementary pieces. I have respect for their receivers, Sherman said. Stevie (Johnson) is very talented. Anquan (Boldin) has been a terror in this league for a while. Brandon Lloyd as well. Obviously, you guys know Im minus one. After taking a 10-month respite before Thursdays game, the rivalry will renew much more suddenly as the two teams are scheduled to meet again in Seattle on Dec. 14 in footballs loudest environment. And Kaepernick knows what needs to be done to stop the whispers -- win in Seattle, something only two teams have been able to do since Wilson took over the Seahawks in 2012. We have to win out in order to have a shot to get into the playoffs. And exorcise the demon that is Richard Sherman. 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