Rays avoid sweep with 5-run eighth vs. Angels

Junior Caminero's 15th home run of the season triggered a five-run eighth inning as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Los Angeles Angels 8-3 on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif.

Victor Mesa Jr. also stroked a two-run homer in the eighth for the Rays, who snapped a 3-3 tie to avoid being swept in the three-game series. The Angels saw their season high-tying four-game winning streak come to a close.

Right-hander Kevin Kelly (4-2) struck out three in two innings to earn the win. He was the third of the Rays' six pitchers in a bullpen game.

Los Angeles took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second on Denzer Guzman's two-out single that drove in Jo Adell.

With one out and the bases loaded in the third, the Angels lost starting pitcher Grayson Rodriguez to lower back tightness. Chandler Simpson hit a two-out, two-run single off reliever Chase Silseth to give the Rays a 2-1 lead.

Tampa Bay's Ben Williamson hit his first home run of the season in the fourth to push the lead to 3-1.

Donovan Walton's first home run as an Angel made it 3-2 in the bottom of the fifth inning, then Adell made it 3-3 with an RBI single. Left-hander Ian Seymour was charged with both runs.

After Caminero's home run in the eighth, Hunter Feduccia's single rove in Richie Palacios and Mesa's second home run of the season made it 8-3. All five runs in the inning were charged to Angels right-hander Sam Bachman (1-1).

The Angels threatened in the bottom of the eighth against Craig Kimbrel when Adell was hit by a pitch and Nolan Schanuel walked to open the inning. Nick Madrigal walked with one out to load the bases.

Reliever Garrett Cleavinger came on and struck out pinch hitters Trey Mancini and Oswald Peraza to end the threat.

--Field Level Media