Longoria’s words turned out to be prophetic, even if they were a little off target.

Desmond Jennings hit his first career home run and later added a two-run double in a seven-run seventh and the Rays rallied from five runs down to stun the Oakland Athletics 10-8 on Thursday.

It was the first time the Rays overcame a five-run deficit to win since June 1, 2010, when they rallied to win 7-6 at Toronto.

Davis (8-7) was the biggest benefactor, earning his first win since June 25. He gave up five runs and six hits in the first inning then didn’t allow another runner and finished with six strikeouts in his second start since coming off the disabled list.

“After the first I toned it down a bit,” said Davis, who didn’t walk a batter for the second straight start. “I was really aggressive in the first inning and I was missing just by a little bit here and there. I just tried to keep the game there.”

He did, and his teammates rewarded him with their highest-scoring inning of the season.

Longoria homered to cap the seventh and B.J. Upton, the subject of ongoing trade rumors, hit his team-leading 16th home run in the eighth.

Every Tampa Bay starter had at least one hit or scored in the seventh. Jennings, who hit a two-run homer off starter Rich Harden in the sixth, had a two-run single in the inning before Longoria capped the outburst with his 14th homer.

In all, Tampa Bay had five hits and three walks the inning and all three batters who walked scored.

“We knew Wade could pitch and all we had to score some runs,” said Jennings, the Tampa Bay rookie who had a season-high four RBIs. “We felt it was turning when we started to get base runners and walking. If you just keep getting on base something is going to happen.”

Conor Jackson had a two-run homer in the first when the A’s hit for the cycle with four consecutive batters, but Oakland’s bullpen imploded and wasted a solid outing by Harden.

A day after tagging James Shields for 10 runs as part of a 13-6 blowout, the A’s jumped on Davis for five runs in the first and appeared on their way to a second straight rout.

“We just couldn’t shut it down in the seventh inning, that’s basically what it came down to,” Oakland manager Bob Melvin said. “When you put guys on base and they don’t work their way on, a lot of times it ends up haunting you.”

Joel Peralta, Jake McGee and Kyle Farnsworth finished off the A’s over the final three innings to help Tampa Bay win for only the second time in its last seven games. Farnsworth earned his 20th save in 24 tries.

The A’s, who had a nine-run fourth inning Wednesday, blew a five-run lead for the second time this season.

All of the damage in the seventh came against Oakland’s bullpen.

Craig Breslow was tagged for three runs in one-third of an inning, Brad Ziegler also allowed three — including a bases-loaded walk — while Brian Fuentes gave up Longoria’s home run.

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