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(2010-05-11 06:27:13)
Angels beat Rays 5-4 on Rivera's sac fly in 11th, Hunter and Napoli homer
Juan Rivera's sacrifice fly in the 11th inning led the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays after closer Brian Fuentes blew a three-run lead in the ninth Monday night.
Kendry Morales led off the 11th with a single against Grant Balfour (0-1), advanced on Reggie Willits' bunt and took third on a wild pitch. Manager Joe Maddon then went to a five-man infield, but Rivera flied to center and Morales scored after the catch by Gabe Kapler.
The ending was a shot in the arm for the three-time defending AL West champions, who were coming off a 2-8 road trip that was their worst since 2001. Torii Hunter and Mike Napoli homered, and Trevor Bell (1-0) struck out the only batter he faced in his season debut.
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