"Vernon Wells has been making enough outs as an Angel. This time, he found a way to make it work for them.

Wells' decision-making on the bases in the eighth inning allowed the winning run to score as the Angels spotted the Tampa Bay Rays a five-run head start, then came back to win, 6-5, Sunday afternoon at Tropicana Field.

"That was a great heads-up play by Vernon – he basically won the game for us there," said Angels outfielder Torii Hunter, who scored the winning run.

With the score tied at 5, Hunter led off the top of the eighth inning with a double. He moved to third on a wild pitch by Rays reliever Joel Peralta with one out, bringing the slumping Wells up with a chance to put the Angels ahead.

He drew a walk, putting runners at the corners for Hank Conger, who had hit a solo home run earlier in the game. This time, all Conger could manage was a ground ball right to second baseman Ben Zobrist.

Zobrist jumped into the baseline and looked to tag Wells, then throw to first base for an inning-ending double play. But Wells pulled up short, forcing Zobrist to throw to first base and creating a rundown for the second out.

By the time Wells was tagged out, Hunter had scored the go-ahead run."