Who needs Yoenis Cespedes? Oakland A's have the Rally Possum ... [View all]

[Auggie]

OAKLAND -- Derek Norris thought it was a large rat. So did manager Bob Melvin. Turns out it was a possum -- a rally possum.

The creature lurked near the left-field warning track at the Coliseum late Monday night as the A's staged a 10th-inning rally against the Rays, capped by Norris' game-winning RBI single that sealed a 3-2 victory, their eighth walk-off win of the season.

"He's been out here before when we're warming up," said starter Jeff Samardzija. "We're going to have to give him a name or a jersey.

"We'll keep feeding him, and as long as he keeps giving us enough wins, we'll be all right."

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