Los Angeles Angels at Tampa Bay Rays
· Major League Baseball
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Yandy Díaz hits two home runs as the Rays beat the Angels 8-5
Bryan Baker walked Mike Trout on a 3-2 pitch to load the bases with two outs in the ninth before retiring Vaughn Grissom on an infield pop-up for his 15th save in 18 opportunites.
Nick Martinez (5-1) allowed two runs and eight hits in seven innings to earn the win. The right-hander has allowed two runs or less in all 11 starts this season.
Díaz hit his ninth home run on the second pitch from Walbert Ureña for a 1-0 lead. Díaz gave the Rays a 3-2 lead in the seventh with a two-run shot off Ryan Zeferjahn (2-3) after Cedric Mullins drew a leadoff walk.
Aranda followed with his 10th homer, but the Rays were just getting started.
Junior Caminero singled and Zeferjahn left in favor of Brent Suter after a groundout. Chandler reached on an error at first by Grissom and Oliver Dunn made it 5-2 with an RBI bunt single.
Richie Palacios added a two-run triple before scoring on a sacrifice bunt by Nick Fortes for an 8-2 lead.
Hunter Bigge walked Zach Neto and Trout to start the eighth and left without retiring a batter after Grissom doubled in a run to make it 8-3. Kevin Kelly entered and surrendered RBI groundouts to Jo Adell and Wade Meckler to cap the scoring.
Ureña allowed one run on five hits in six innings. Zeferjahn and Suter were tagged for seven runs — five earned — in the final two innings.
The Rays' Ben Williamson went 1 for 2 after missing eight games on the injured list with lower back issues before he was hit on the forearm by a pitch from Ureña in the sixth inning and forced to exit.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Grissom popped out to first. |
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9th Inning | Trout walked, Siri to second, O'Hoppe to third. |
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9th Inning | Neto struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Siri singled to right, O'Hoppe to second. |
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9th Inning | O'Hoppe walked. |
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9th Inning | Madrigal struck out swinging. |
Statistics
 LAA |
 TB |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 11 | Ground Balls | 15 |
| 8 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 5 | Runs Batted In | 8 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 1 |
| 10 | Hits | 10 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 4 | Walks | 4 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 5 | Runs | 8 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 35 | At Bats | 33 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 14 | Runners Left On Base | 16 |
| 0 | Triples | 1 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 3 | Doubles | 1 |
| 16 | Fly Balls | 12 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 143 | Pitches | 136 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 13 | Total Bases | 22 |
| 39 | Plate Appearances | 39 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 486.0 |
| 3 | Extra Base Hits | 5 |
| 4.3 | Runs Created | 7.6 |
| .286 | Batting Average | .303 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .371 | Slugging Percentage | .667 |
| .171 | Secondary Average | .485 |
| .359 | On Base Percentage | .395 |
| .730 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | 1.061 |
| 0.7 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.3 |
| 4.3 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 7.9 |
| 36.0 | Batter Rating | 55.5 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 11.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.67 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.49 |
| .086 | Isolated Power | .364 |
| 0.50 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.57 |
| .103 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .103 |
| -.114 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .182 |
| 10.0 | Runs Produced | 16.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.8 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 84.5 | MLB Rating | 101.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Attendance: 18,706 | Capacity:
2026 American League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/sea.png" class="logo-micro">Seattle | 33 | 29 | .532 | - | W8 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/tex.png" class="logo-micro">Texas | 30 | 31 | .492 | 2.5 | W5 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/ath.png" class="logo-micro">Athletics | 29 | 31 | .483 | 3 | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/hou.png" class="logo-micro">Houston | 27 | 35 | .435 | 6 | L2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/laa.png" class="logo-micro">Los Angeles | 23 | 39 | .371 | 10 | L3 |
2026 American League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/tb.png" class="logo-micro">Tampa Bay | 36 | 22 | .621 | - | L2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/nyy.png" class="logo-micro">New York | 36 | 24 | .600 | 1 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/bal.png" class="logo-micro">Baltimore | 29 | 32 | .475 | 8.5 | W3 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/tor.png" class="logo-micro">Toronto | 29 | 32 | .475 | 8.5 | L3 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/bos.png" class="logo-micro">Boston | 25 | 34 | .424 | 11.5 | L1 |