Los Angeles Angels at Tampa Bay Rays: Final Score & Recap
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| TB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - | 8 | 11 | 1 |
The Story
The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Los Angeles Angels 8-5 at Tropicana Field on May 29, 2026, in a game that was largely decided by a seven-run seventh inning that turned a close contest into a comfortable Rays victory. The DiamondIQ model entered the game favoring Tampa Bay at 78% and finished at 100% after the Rays' decisive rally.
The pivotal sequence came in the bottom of the seventh, where the Rays erupted for seven runs against Angels reliever Ryan Zeferjahn. Yandy Díaz delivered the most impactful blow of the night, connecting for a home run that swung win probability by 26.4 percentage points, the single largest play of the game. Jonathan Aranda followed with a home run of his own off Zeferjahn, adding another 11.9 percentage points to Tampa Bay's advantage. The Angels had shown some resistance earlier, as Vaughn Grissom's third-inning single off Nick Martinez generated a 9.0-point swing, and Zach Neto's fifth-inning single added 8.6 points for Los Angeles. However, Mike Trout's groundout into a double play in that same fifth inning gave back 8.1 percentage points and kept the Angels from capitalizing.
On the individual leaderboard, Díaz finished as the game's top performer with a WPA of plus-25.1 and an RE24 of plus-2.1, while Aranda posted a WPA of plus-14.6 and an RE24 of plus-0.9. Zach Neto led Angel contributors with a WPA of plus-10.5 and an RE24 of plus-1.0 despite the loss. On the mound, Walbert Ureña was the standout with a WPA of plus-36.4, holding the Angels in check across his time on the game. Nick Martinez finished at minus-0.2 WPA for Los Angeles in a performance that, while not disastrous individually, was not enough to offset the Rays' explosive seventh.