<p>ANAHEIM, Calif. — Brandon Lowe hit a three-run homer and the Tampa Bay Rays were able to overcome five scoreless innings from Los Angeles’ Shohei Ohtani, rallying for a 3-1 victory over the Angels Wednesday night.</p>
<p>Lowe went deep to center off Junior Guerra (2-1) in the seventh after Brett Phillips led off the inning with a walk and Willy Adames flared a single to left. Lowe is batting only .194, but is 9 for 33 with two home runs in his last nine games.</p>
<p>The Rays’ rally dampened what had been a solid outing for Ohtani, who didn’t allow a run through five innings for the first time in his last 10 starts, dating back to 2018. The right-hander went five-plus innings, with the only hit against him being Phillips’ single in the second.</p>
<p>Ohtani retired the side only once as he walked six and struck out seven. It is the second time this season he has had a pitching line where he allowed only one hit, walked six or more and whiffed seven or more.</p>
<p>Ryan Yarbrough (2-3) allowed one run on five hits in four-plus innings for the Rays, who have won four straight. </p>
<p>The Angels have dropped four straight and 10 of their last 14.</p>
<p>Jose Rojas led off the third with a double down the right-field line, advanced to third on David Fletcher’s bunt single and then scored three batters later when Ryan Yarbrough walked Jared Walsh with the bases loaded.</p>
<p>WEB GEM</p>
<p>Tampa Bay’s Willy Adames ended an Angels’ threat in the second when he made a diving play deep in the hole on a sharp grounder, got up and made a three-hop throw to get Kurt Suzuki out at first. </p>
<p>OPENING UP</p>
<p>The Rays opted to go with a bullpen game for the fifth time this season. Andrew Kittredge got his second start of the season and worked two scoreless innings, allowing one hit and a walk. They are 3-2 this season when using an opener.</p>
<p>TRAINER’S ROOM</p>
<p>Rays: P Diego Castillo was placed on the injured list, retroactive to Tuesday, due to right groin tightness. Manager Kevin Cash was hopeful that the right-hander could be activated after 10 days. The Rays filled the spot by activating right-hander Pete Fairbanks (right rotator cuff strain). … 1B Randy Arozarena — who is in a 1 for 17 slump — got the night off.</p>
<p>Angels: 3B Anthony Rendon was placed on the injured list after fouling a ball of his left knee on Monday. … OF Justin Upton and C Max Stassi were not in the lineup. Upton bruised his right knee during Tuesday’s game and Stassi was still feeling the effects from falling into a railing near Tampa Bay’s dugout while trying to catch a foul ball. … P Félix Peña (right hamstring strain) is ready to come off the injured list but manager Joe Maddon said there isn’t a spot to put him in the bullpen at the moment.</p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>Los Angeles’ Andrew Heaney (1-2, 5.25 ERA) has 30 strikeouts in his last four starts, but the left-hander is 0-3 in four career starts against the Rays. RHP Collin McHugh (0-1, 10.13 ERA) will open for Tampa Bay</p>
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