Los Angeles Angels pitcher Grayson Rodriguez leaves his start in the third inning with lower back tightness during Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays. The outing is Rodriguez’s sixth start of the season. After exiting, Rodriguez provides an update to reporters, saying he has been dealing with back tightness and indicating the issue is still being assessed, though his update is described as promising. The Angels still fall behind as Tampa Bay’s bullpen turns the game. Sam Bachman takes the mound after Rodriguez’s departure and allows five runs in the eighth inning, turning a manageable deficit into a decisive one. The Rays go on to win 8-3. The available reports focus on Rodriguez’s early exit due to the back injury and the late-inning scoring that seals the outcome for Tampa Bay.