Mike Trout homers again, but Angels fall to the Rays

April 9, 2024

Jos Caballero had three hits and two RBIs, Isaac Paredes homered and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Angels 6-4 on Tuesday night despite Mike Trouts sixth home run.

Harold Ramrez also drove in a pair for the Rays, who have won three of four.

Aaron Civale (2-1) gave up only two more hits after Trouts two-run shot in the first. The right-hander gave up three runs (two earned) in five innings with four strikeouts. The four earned runs Civale has

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in three starts have come on three homers.

Pete Fairbanks earned his first save despite giving up an RBI single to Luis Rengifo in the ninth. The Angels had runners on first and second with two out, but Miguel San struck out looking.

Trout has homered in three straight games for the 15th time in his career.

Caballero has reached base in a career-high 10 consecutive games to open the season. He had an RBI single in the first inning off Patrick Sandoval (1-2) to tie it 2-all. In the fifth, he gave the Rays a 3-2 advantage when he drove in Jose Siri with a double to left field.

It wasnt a perfect night for the shortstop, though. He booted a grounder by Nolan Schanuel up the middle in the fourth, scoring Brandon Drury to bring the Angels within 4-3.

Paredes has a nine-game hitting streak, the second-longest of his career. With two hits including a solo homer to left in the seventh that put the Rays up by two he is batting .364 (12 for 33) with four homers since an 0-for-9 start to the season.

After Mickey Moniak lined a base hit to right field in the first inning, Trout connected on an elevated sinker from Civale and drove it just over the wall in left-center. Trout is tied with Bostons Tyler ONeill for most homers in the majors.

Curtis Mead drew a leadoff walk and scored on Siris double in the second to bring the Rays within 2-1. Mead initially was called out at the plate, but the call was reversed after replay showed he beat the tag.

Sandoval went five innings and gave up four runs (three earned) on five hits and struck out six. The unearned run came in the fourth when Siri scored after Moniak dropped Ramrez’s fly ball just inside the right-field line to put the Rays up 4-2.

Up next

Tampa Bay RHP Zack Littell (1-0, 0.82 ERA) faces RHP Jos Soriano (0-1, 4.50) in the series finale Wednesday afternoon.