ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The new-look Tampa Bay Rays continue to find ways to win baseball games and can close out a sweep of the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday.
Tampa Bay (55-53) has won two straight since making three trades Tuesday, including a 7-2 win on Wednesday night with two new faces in the lineup.
The Rays are now 19-4 at home since June 11, the best home record in the majors in that span, winning seven of their last eight home series. The Angels are another story. After opening the season a major-league-best 18-8 on the road, they're just 7-19 away from home since May 30.