On a rare day when the Rays bullpen was unable to lock down a two run lead late, Tampa Bay had to settle for a little meatloaf against their former skipper Joe Maddon, as they dropoped a tough 6-4 decision to the LA Ohtanis. The loss prevented the Rays from sweeping the season series, and combined with the Red Sox victory over the Yankees, dropped the Rays out of first place in the AL East, .5 game back of Boston.
With lefty Patrick Sandoval taking the hill for the Angels, the Rays sent out a pretty standard lineup.