Rays left-hander Drew Smyly blanked the A's in his outing on Friday, but he did not stick around long enough to qualify for the quality start. Smyly tossed 5 2/3 innings, allowing seven hits without issuing a walk in the 2-1 victory.
Smyly (1-2, 3.42 ERA) was making his second start since coming off of a long stay on the disabled list. He fared much better on Friday than he did in his previous start, when he allowed five runs over four innings.