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05/29 21:07 CDT Yandy Daz hits two home runs as the Rays beat the Angels 8-5
Yandy Daz hits two home runs as the Rays beat the Angels 8-5
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) --- Yandy Daz hit two home runs, including
back-to-back shots with Jonathan Aranda in a seven-run seventh inning, and the
Tampa Bay Rays beat the Los Angeles Angels 8-5 on Friday night to end a
four-game losing streak.
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.
Daz hit his ninth home run on the second pitch from Walbert Urea for a 1-0
lead. Daz 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.
Urea 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
Urea in the sixth inning and forced to exit.
Up next
Angels LHP Reid Detmers (1-5, 4.57) starts Saturday opposite Rays RHP Drew
Rasmussen (4-1, 2.78).
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