ANAHEIM, Calif., May 19, 2018 (News Wires) - The Tampa Bay Rays have found themselves playing though plenty of streaks, both good and bad, to start this season. But when they are on the right side of those stretches, the Rays are tough to beat, as the Los Angeles Angels can attest. Wilson Ramos homered twice and drove in three runs to lead the Rays to their fifth straight win, 8-3 over the Angels on Friday night. Blake Snell (5-3) gave up two runs in 6 2/3 innings while striking out eight to help the Rays to their sixth win in seven games. The Rays are the only team in the major leagues with multiple five-game winning streaks and multiple five-game losing streaks this season. "We've done this twice now," Rays manager Kevin Cash said. "To be doing this on the road and playing the way we are against Kansas City and now this Anaheim team that is very, very talented, I mean, it speaks volumes about the character of the group in there." Ramos hit a two-run homer to center in the third inning, with the ball brushing over the top of the outstretched glove of leaping outfielder Mike Trout. Ramos then had a solo shot to right-center in the fifth for his 100th career homer and sixth career multi-homer game.
