The Tampa Bay Rays concluded their road trip with a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday, securing a 4-1 record after losing their opening game in Colorado.
José Caballero’s solo homer in the second inning extended the Rays’ lead, while Zack Littell’s solid outing kept the Angels at bay. Littell allowed only one run despite surrendering six hits and three walks, pitching into the fifth inning.
The Angels’ offense struggled to keep pace, with Jo Adell’s homer and Zach Neto’s RBI single providing their only runs. Mike Trout, who had homered in his previous three games, was held to a double, single, and walk.
José Soriano, making his first major league start for the Angels, yielded four runs on six hits in four innings. The Rays capitalized on Soriano’s wild pitch in the first inning, scoring two runs when catcher Matt Thaiss failed to field it.
Kevin Kelly’s relief appearance in the sixth inning was marred by Adell’s homer, but Pete Fairbanks closed out the game for his second save.
The Rays’ Brandon Lowe suffered a right oblique injury while preparing to pinch hit, while the Angels’ Chase Silseth was cleared of ligament damage after experiencing elbow pain.
