August 17-19, 2029: at Boston (3)
Game 1: 7-8 L (10). LP-Diaz (5-7). Starter-Eldridge (5.2 6 4 4 0 4). HR-Caminero (22). A gut punch of a game for the Rays as they lost a 5-2 lead in regulation and then after Caminero's 2-run homer in the 10th Edwin Diaz gave up a 3-run shot with two out in the bottom of the inning to lose it. Haro had 4 hits and Rendon had his best game as a Ray, doubling, tripling and driving in a pair but it wasn't enough.
Game 2: 2-7 L. LP-German (7-4, 6 3 3 3 3 8). Boston broke open a 2-1 game with 5 in the 7th off German and Jake Cousins, and that was that.
Game 3: 11-2 W. WP-Khattak (7-4, 7 7 2 2 1 7). HR-Rendon 2 (2/17), Rivera (14), Wood (15). Rays salvaged the finale with Rendon driving in the first four runs on his pair of homers while Angel Rivera was 3-4 with a double, homer and 3 RBI.
Team record: 68-56. Now 3 behind Toronto in the East and still in the first wild card, although it's close behind them with Oakland fourth but only two games back. Next up: An off-day then back to the Trop to play 3 against Texas.
MLB News: The Angels, 3 games out of the third wild card but 7th overall in those standings will see their slim playoff chances get even slimmer as they've lost two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani for 7 weeks or essentially the rest of the regular season with a hamstring strain.
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