ANAHEIM -- The Rays' six-game win streak was snapped Sunday in a 5-2 defeat to the Angels at Angel Stadium, yet nothing could take away a successful road trip that has Tampa Bay feeling better about its prospects again.
Sunday's loss materialized when the Angels scored on three sacrifice flies and added another tally on a ground out. The offense managed just two runs against Angels rookie sensation Shohei Ohtani.
And while the setback came while using reliever Sergio Romo again to absorb a few outs to start the game, the Rays continue to like what they see in their daring experiment that has the equivalent of a long man sandwiched by a reliever at the outset and more bullpen arms at the tail end of the game.