Tampa Bay Rays at Los Angeles Angels: Final Score & Recap
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| LAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - | 8 | 15 | 0 |
The Story
The Los Angeles Angels rolled past the Tampa Bay Rays 8-0 at Angel Stadium on June 13, 2026, a result the DiamondIQ model's estimate captured in full — what began as a 35 percent pregame home win probability closed at 100 percent as Los Angeles methodically dismantled a Rays offense that managed just five hits and committed one error across nine innings. The Angels produced 15 hits with no errors of their own, with the scoring concentrated in the fourth, sixth, and seventh innings to turn what was a scoreless game through three into a comfortable wire-to-wire victory.
The decisive stretch began in the bottom of the fourth when a field error off Griffin Jax against Nolan Schanuel shifted win probability 10.6 percent in the Angels' favor, and the lead held through the fifth despite Zach Neto's strikeout against Jax costing Los Angeles 6.2 percent on the model. The game effectively broke open in the sixth inning. Jonathan Aranda's walk off Samy Natera Jr. extended a Tampa Bay half-inning that cost the Rays 5.5 percent in win probability, and then Denzer Guzman delivered the most consequential swing of the night, a single off Craig Kimbrel in the bottom of the sixth that added 17.8 percent to the Angels' win probability. On the Tampa Bay side, Yandy Díaz grounded into a double play off José Soriano in the fifth, a play that shed 6.9 percent from the Rays' chances at a point when momentum was already tilting away from them.
José Soriano was the standout performer of the night by the DiamondIQ model's accounting, finishing with a WPA of plus-29.7 percent to lead all pitchers, while Samy Natera Jr. contributed an additional plus-10.2 percent in relief. Guzman paced the Angel lineup with a WPA of plus-15.4 percent and an RE24 of plus-1.6, nearly identical to Schanuel's plus-15.3 percent WPA and plus-1.5 RE24. Jo Adell added plus-8.1 percent WPA and plus-0.6 RE24 to round out the top contributors in a balanced offensive effort that left the Rays without a run for the full nine innings.