The Los Angeles Angels (69-83) defeated the Tampa Bay Rays (93-60) 8-3 on Wednesday night at Tropicana Field. The Rays remained 2.5 games behind the Orioles (95-57) in the AL East race.
The Angels scored six runs in the first two innings off Aaron Civale (7-4, 3.43), who threw 74 pitches in just three innings of work.
The Rays offense came from a RBI single from Isaac Paredes in the third that made pulled made it 6-1, and a two-run double from Yandy Diaz in the sixth that pulled the Rays within 8-3, which would be the final score.
Tampa Bay will now try to win the series when the two teams meet in the series finale on Thursday afternoon. First pitch from Tropicana Field is scheduled for 1:10 PM - pregame coverage begins with the Inside Pitch hosted by Jay Recher and Zac Blobner on 95.3 WDAE & AM 620, your Home of Rays Baseball.
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