Tampa Bay right fielder Steven Souza opened the ninth inning of a tie game against the Angels Saturday night with a routine ground ball to second, but no one was home.
Second baseman Johnny Giavotella was stationed behind the second-base bag as part of an infield shift, a strategy the Angels have employed more than all but three other teams in baseball this season.
Souza’s grounder rolled to right field for a single, igniting a two-run rally off Angels closer Joe Smith that lifted the Rays to a 4-2 victory in Angel Stadium.