Los Angeles AngelsvsTampa Bay Rays
LAA 2/TB 5
Things to say
Tampa Bay beat the Angels 5-2 at the Trop on Sunday.
01
opener
Rays took care of business at home, 5-2 over the Angels. Felt like Tampa was in control after the middle innings. Halos just couldn't string anything together.
02
key player
Tampa's lineup did the damage top to bottom — heart of the order kept turning it over and the Angels' starter couldn't get into his stuff.
03
hot take
Angels are 23-37 and it's June. That's not a slump anymore, that's who they are.
04
deep cut
Rays are 36-20 — quietly one of the best records in the AL and nobody's talking about it.
05
exit
Anyway, we'll see if Tampa can keep it rolling — they've been money at the Trop all year.
The recap
Rays took care of business at the Trop, 5-2 over the Angels to wrap the series. Tampa's starter clearly got into his stuff early, kept the heart of the Halos order quiet, and handed it off before the manager had to go to the pen.
Los Angeles never strung enough together against Rays pitching, and a couple of late insurance runs put it away. Tampa's now 36-20 and looking like the class of the AL East, while the Angels drop to 23-37 and just can't get out of their own way.