Soriano Shuts Down Rays as Angels Cruise to 8‑0 Victory

ANAHEIM, Calif. (Interstat) — José Soriano pitched five scoreless innings and the Los Angeles Angels pounded out 15 hits Saturday night in an 8-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays at Angel Stadium. The Angels scored one run in the fourth on a Nolan Schanuel fielder’s choice error that plated Jo Adell, then broke the game open with three runs in the sixth and four in the seventh. Denzer Guzman drove in three runs on two singles, Donovan Walton had two RBIs and Jose Siri hit a two-run homer. Soriano (8-4) allowed three hits and struck out five over five innings. Griffin Jax (1-5) took the loss despite allowing no earned runs in five innings, giving up five hits and striking out five. The Angels improved to 29-42; the Rays fell to 40-27. Attendance was 34,030. Time of game was 2:37.