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 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 0 |
| LAA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
The Story
The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Los Angeles Angels 8-3 at Angel Stadium on June 14, 2026, in a game that was never particularly close once the Rays established control through the middle innings. The DiamondIQ model had opened with a 34 percent pre-game win probability for the home Angels, a number that eroded steadily as Tampa Bay built its lead and collapsed entirely by the final out.
The decisive blow came in the top of the eighth inning, when Junior Caminero connected on a home run off Sam Bachman that swung win probability by 26.9 percent, the single largest play of the game by that measure. That hit punctuated a five-run frame that effectively ended any remaining Angel hope. Earlier, Chandler Simpson's single off Chase Silseth in the third inning had been the game's second-largest positive swing at plus 16.4 percent, helping set the tone for Tampa Bay's offensive rhythm. Ben Williamson added a solo home run off Drew Pomeranz in the fourth, worth plus 10.4 percent in win probability, keeping the Rays in front through the middle stretch. The Angels' best moment came in the bottom of the fifth, when Donovan Walton hit a home run off Ian Seymour that generated plus 12.4 percent for Los Angeles, briefly tightening the game before Caminero's eighth-inning outburst rendered it moot. A Yandy Díaz double play in the seventh cost Tampa Bay 12.2 percent, though it proved inconsequential given the eventual margin.
Among individual performers, Cedric Mullins led all position players with plus 17.9 percent in WPA and plus 1.8 RE24, while Jo Adell contributed plus 17.1 percent and plus 1.5 RE24, and Victor Mesa Jr. posted plus 15.7 percent alongside the game's top RE24 figure of plus 2.5. On the mound, Brent Suter led the pitching staff with plus 15.4 percent in WPA, followed closely by Kevin Kelly at plus 15.3 percent, as Tampa Bay's bullpen secured the final innings cleanly. The Rays finished with 11 hits and zero errors against the Angels' five hits, and the DiamondIQ model closed with a zero percent win probability for Los Angeles.