Amed Rosario was signed to be a utility player who could platoon and fill in for the Rays. Nearly 20 games into the season, the veteran is carrying a struggling offense. Rosario had the Rays’ only extra-base hit on Thursday as they beat the Angels 2-1 at Tropicana Field.
The Angels surrendered a lead in the eighth, but then scored two runs in the ninth to go back on top and held on for a 5-4 win. Anthony Rendon and Taylor Ward drove in runs in the ninth, and then
Ryan Pepiot threw six solid innings, Amed Rosario extended his hot streak, and the beleaguered bullpen held on to a one-run lead Thursday afternoon as the Rays edged the Angels, 2-1, in front of an announced matinee crowd of 10,