Angels Edge Rays 4‑3 on Late-Inning Comeback
ANAHEIM, Calif. (Interstat) — Sam Aldegheri tossed five innings of three-hit ball and the Los Angeles Angels held on for a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday at Angel Stadium.
The Angels jumped ahead in the first inning when Trey Mancini tripled to right, driving in Mike Trout and Jo Adell. Los Angeles added two more in the third on an RBI single by Nick Madrigal and a run-scoring hit from Logan O’Hoppe to make it 4-0.
Tampa Bay cut the deficit in the fifth on Jonathan Aranda’s two-run single, then pulled within one in the ninth on another Aranda single. But Angels reliever Ryan Zeferjahn struck out the final batter to earn his second save.
Aldegheri (2-1) allowed one earned run and struck out four. Shane McClanahan (6-4) took the loss, surrendering four runs on eight hits in four innings.
Aranda finished 2 for 5 with three RBIs for the Rays (40-26). Madrigal went 2 for 3 with an RBI for the Angels (28-42). The game drew 37,023 and lasted 2:42.