MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
05/30/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
GAME ID: 1423 - FRIDAY, MAY 30TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (19-38) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
Los Angeles Angels (29-28) 0 1 6 0 0 6 0 0 X 13 16 1
Kjerstad Hits Two Homers in 13-4 Win for Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Angels marched over the Tampa Bay Rays, 13-4, at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Heston Kjerstad, who is tied for 5th in the AL in hits with 66, led the charge. He slugged 2 home runs. He drove in 7 runs and scored twice. Reliever Elieser Hernandez picked up the win. His record improves to 2-1. Erick Fedde took the loss. With the victory, the Angels upped their record to 29-28.

With Los Angeles leading 9-4 in the bottom of the sixth, Kjerstad came up to bat against Tampa Bay pitcher Trevor Stephan. Kjerstad hit a slider to right-center for a grand slam home run. His 13th home run of the season put the Angels on top, 13-4.

"It's the best feeling when you come through for your teammates," said Kjerstad.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Corona CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .144 0 2
J. Bauers 1B 5 1 4 0 0 1 0 .184 5 15
T. France DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .197 6 21
Z. McKinstry SS 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .190 2 10
A. Toro 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .169 6 19
C. Mitchell LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .192 8 27
   a-P. Pages PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .297 0 1
   b-S. Taylor LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .204 0 5
E. Olivares RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 5 .227 3 7
R. Marchan C 4 0 0 0 1 1 7 .197 0 4
C. Arroyo 2B 3 0 0 1 1 1 5 .217 4 9
Totals 35 4 8 3 7 8 33      
a - P. Pages pinch hit for C. Mitchell in the 7th
b - S. Taylor substituted for P. Pages in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Olivares (4, 2nd Inning off M. Soroka, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bauers 4 , T. France , Z. McKinstry , A. Toro , E. Olivares 2
2-out RBI: C. Arroyo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Corona , A. Toro , E. Olivares , R. Marchan 2 , C. Arroyo 2
GIDP: T. France
Sac Fly: A. Toro
Hit by Pitch: K. Corona
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Bauers (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Thomas 1B, CF 6 1 2 0 0 2 4 .243 6 14
G. Stubbs C 6 2 2 1 0 1 2 .352 1 5
G. Henderson SS 5 1 2 1 0 2 3 .335 14 40
S. Suzuki RF 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 .290 13 34
J. Crawford DH 3 3 2 0 2 1 1 .220 2 11
B. Rodgers 2B 4 1 1 2 1 2 3 .251 4 26
L. Guillorme 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 5 .252 0 18
H. Kjerstad CF 4 2 3 7 0 1 1 .322 13 41
   a-A. Duvall PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .343 6 13
M. Yoshida LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .262 2 18
Totals 40 13 16 13 6 9 23      
a - A. Duvall pinch hit for H. Kjerstad in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Rodgers (16, 2nd Inning off E. Fedde, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Crawford 2 (5, 2nd Inning off E. Fedde, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off E. Fedde, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Thomas (11, 3rd Inning off E. Fedde, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Stubbs 2 (7, 3rd Inning off E. Fedde, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off D. Santana, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Suzuki (13, 3rd Inning off E. Fedde, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Kjerstad 2 (13, 3rd Inning off E. Fedde, 2 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off T. Stephan, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Thomas 3 , G. Stubbs 4 , G. Henderson 2 , S. Suzuki 5 , J. Crawford 4 , B. Rodgers 2 , L. Guillorme , H. Kjerstad 9 , M. Yoshida
2-out RBI: H. Kjerstad
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Thomas , G. Henderson , A. Duvall , M. Yoshida
Hit by Pitch: M. Yoshida
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: G. Henderson (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Henderson-Rodgers-Duvall)
PB: G. Stubbs
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Fedde L (1-7) 2.2 8 7 7 1 2 2 66 4.70   
Y. Rodriguez 1.2 0 0 0 2 2 0 31 3.44   
D. Santana 0.2 4 3 3 0 1 0 23 5.61   
T. Stephan 0.1 2 3 3 2 0 1 23 3.71   
A. Nardi 1.2 2 0 0 1 4 0 34 5.13   
N. Sandlin 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Fedde 11
Batters Faced: E. Fedde 17, Y. Rodriguez 7, D. Santana 7, T. Stephan 5, A. Nardi 8, N. Sandlin 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Fedde 4-2, Y. Rodriguez 0-3, D. Santana 0-1, T. Stephan 0-1, A. Nardi 1-0, N. Sandlin 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Fedde 66-41, Y. Rodriguez 31-18, D. Santana 23-15, T. Stephan 23-13, A. Nardi 34-21, N. Sandlin 24-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Santana 1-0 , T. Stephan 2-2 , A. Nardi 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Santana
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Soroka 4.2 6 4 2 4 7 0 105 3.59   
E. Hernandez W (2-1) 3.2 2 0 0 3 0 0 55 5.25   
J. Lawrence 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 5.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Soroka 43
Batters Faced: M. Soroka 27, E. Hernandez 15, J. Lawrence 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Soroka 3-5, E. Hernandez 2-8, J. Lawrence 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Soroka 105-63, E. Hernandez 55-29, J. Lawrence 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Hernandez 3-0 , J. Lawrence 2-0
WP: M. Soroka
Hit Batsmen: M. Soroka
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Heston Kjerstad
Ballpark: Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Weather: Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 4:26
Attendance: 36329
Special Notes: Rain delay of 18 minutes in the 6th inning. Heston Kjerstad sets the LAA regular season game record for RBI with 7.
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