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Rays blast past Halos for SoCal sweep
- Updated: May 8, 2016
ANAHEIM — A strong season debut from Matt Andriese and a pair of home runs led the Rays to a 3-1 win over the Angels on Sunday and a sweep of the three-game series at Angel Stadium.
Andriese, who was recalled from Triple-A Durham to make the start for the Rays, allowed a sacrifice fly to Albert Pujols in the first inning then posted six scoreless innings before leaving after the seventh.
The Rays scored all of their runs on home runs by Brad Miller and Curt Casali against Angels starter Nick Tropeano, who struck out 10 over 5 1/3 innings but took his second loss of the season.
Alex Colome retired the side in order in the ninth to earn his ninth save in nine attempts.
MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDRays power: Brad Miller went deep in the third inning and Curt Casali followed suit in the fifth, giving the Rays nine home runs in their last four games, and 21 over the last 12. As a team, they have hit 39 through 29 games.
Simmons sprains thumb: The injuries continue to mount for the Angels as shortstop Andrelton Simmons exited the …
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