Rays 5, Angels 4: A nice late season walk-off

An afternoon game against the Angels saw some high drama and close calls, so let’s take a look at how it all shook out. The pitching matchup was Griffin Canning versus Zach Eflin.

In the first inning saw a little Zach Neto single off of Zach Eflin, but the Angels couldn’t take advantage of the baserunner. In the bottom half Yandy Diaz drew a leadoff walk, then Brandon Lowe was hit by a pitch. An Isaac Paredes double scored Diaz, and the Rays were on the board early.

Top of the second and a two-out single to Jo Adell put a man on the bases but the Angels could not score him. Totally unrelated side note but “Jo Adell” always sounds like the name of a 90s British pop start to me, no? The Rays…