{"id":701430,"date":"2026-05-29T11:25:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T11:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/701430\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T11:25:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T11:25:08","slug":"rays-host-the-angels-aim-to-extend-home-win-streak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/701430\/","title":{"rendered":"Rays host the Angels, aim to extend home win streak"},"content":{"rendered":"

Los Angeles Angels<\/a> (22-35, fifth in the AL West) vs. Tampa Bay Rays<\/a> (34-19, first in the AL East)<\/p>\n

St. Petersburg, Florida; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Walbert Urena<\/a> (2-4, 2.58 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 36 strikeouts); Rays: Nick Martinez<\/a> (4-1, 1.51 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 36 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Rays -180, Angels +149; over\/under is 8 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays host the Los Angeles Angels aiming to continue a four-game home winning streak.<\/p>\n

Tampa Bay has a 19-5 record in home games and a 34-19 record overall. Rays hitters have a collective .334 on-base percentage, the top percentage in the AL.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles is 22-35 overall and 10-19 on the road. The Angels have a 15-7 record in games when they scored five or more runs.<\/p>\n

Friday’s game is the first time these teams square off this season.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Junior Caminero<\/a> has five doubles and 13 home runs for the Rays. Yandy Diaz<\/a> is 13 for 35 with five doubles, three home runs and nine RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Mike Trout<\/a> leads the Angels with 13 home runs while slugging .487. Nolan Schanuel<\/a> is 11 for 39 with two doubles, a home run and four RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 5-5, .270 batting average, 4.05 ERA, outscored by three runs<\/p>\n

Angels: 6-4, .231 batting average, 4.05 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Rays: Ben Williamson<\/a>: 10-Day IL (back), Taylor Walls<\/a>: day-to-day (hamstring), Gavin Lux<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Griffin Jax<\/a>: day-to-day (back), Jesse Scholtens: 15-Day IL (wrist), Jonny Deluca: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jake Fraley<\/a>: 10-Day IL (groin), Cole Sulser: 15-Day IL (back), Ryan Pepiot<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hip), Edwin Uceta<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Steven Wilson<\/a>: 60-Day IL (back), Manuel Rodriguez<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Michael Grove<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder)<\/p>\n

Angels: Nolan Schanuel: 10-Day IL (calf), Ben Joyce<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Yoan Moncada<\/a>: 10-Day IL (knee), Yusei Kikuchi<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Travis d’Arnaud<\/a>: 10-Day IL (foot), Robert Stephenson<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Rendon<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hip)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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