Major League Baseball
Tampa Bay 3, LA Angels 1
When: 9:07 PM ET, Saturday, September 14, 2019
Where: Angel Stadium, Anaheim, California
Temperature: 88°
Umpires: Home - Kerwin Danley, 1B - Pat Hoberg, 2B - Gerry Davis, 3B - Brian Knight
Attendance: 39056

Travis d'Arnaud's two-out, three-run double in the sixth inning provided the Tampa Bay Rays all the offense they would need in a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif.

The Rays finished with just five hits, two by d'Arnaud, whose game-winning hit allowed the Rays to increase their lead over the Cleveland Indians for the second American League wild-card berth to 2 1/2 games. Tampa Bay is a half-game behind Oakland for the top wild-card spot.

Six Rays pitchers combined to limit the Angels to one run -- which came on a wild pitch in the seventh inning. The Angels were 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position.

Both starting pitchers were effective early, Rays starter Tyler Glasnow and Angels starter Jaime Barria (4-9) each putting up zeroes in the first three innings. Glasnow was finished after three innings, though, because he was on a limited pitch count. He was making just his second start since missing four months with a strained forearm.

Barria kept the Rays scoreless through five before they broke through in the sixth. He got the first out of the inning before giving up a single to Joey Wendle and walking to Austin Meadows. That was the end of Barria's night.

Keynan Middleton entered the game and got the second out before Angels manager Brad Ausmus went to Miguel Del Pozo, who walked Ji-Man Choi to load the bases.

Ausmus went to his bullpen again, summoning Taylor Cole, who gave up the bases-clearing double to d'Arnaud.

Trevor Richards followed Glasnow's three scoreless innings with two scoreless innings of his own. Peter Fairbanks then pitched a scoreless sixth inning before Nick Anderson took over to start the seventh and gave up the Angels' only run.

Oliver Drake threw a scoreless eighth inning and Emilio Pagan pitched the ninth for his 20th save.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Tampa Bay   LA Angels
Tyler Glasnow Player Jaime Barria
No Decision W/L Loss
3.0 IP 5.1
5 Strikeouts 4
2 Hits 3
0.00 ERA 3.38
Hitting
Tampa Bay   LA Angels
Travis d'ArnaudPlayer Brian Goodwin
2 Hits 2
3 RBI 0
0 HR 0
3 TB 4
.500 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Tampa Bay 5 0 6 .161 12 6 3 4 1 2
LA Angels 6 0 8 .188 12 11 0 1 0 1