▁runs ▁in ▁the ▁nin th ▁in ning ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁maj ors . ▁They ▁led ▁the ▁maj ors ▁with ▁ 6 ▁blow n ▁saves ▁in ▁ 7 ▁opportun ities . ▁In ▁next ▁series , ▁the ▁So x ▁got ▁swe pt ▁by ▁Ang els ▁at ▁home ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁The ▁So x ▁finished ▁ 4 – 6 ▁on ▁the ▁hom est and . ▁ ▁The ▁So x ▁avoided ▁a ▁four - game ▁swe ep ▁by ▁be ating ▁the ▁R ays ▁ 9 – 2 ▁behind ▁G av in ▁F loyd ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 2 . ▁Then ▁the ▁So x ▁were ▁swe pt ▁by ▁Tig ers ▁at ▁Detroit , ▁including ▁being ▁sc or eless ▁twice . ▁The ▁So x ▁split ▁the ▁series ▁against ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁at ▁New ▁York , ▁including ▁two ▁straight ▁plays ▁by ▁Br ent ▁L ill ib ridge ▁off ▁the ▁b ats ▁of ▁Alex ▁Rodríguez ▁and ▁Robinson ▁Can ó ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁game ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 6 . ▁The ▁So x ▁finished ▁their ▁ 1 1 - game ▁road ▁trip ▁ 3 – 8 . ▁The ▁So x ▁lost ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁four - game ▁series ▁against ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁Ori oles ▁to ▁finish ▁April ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 0 – 1 8 ▁record . ▁ ▁May ▁The ▁So x ▁opened ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁May ▁with ▁a ▁ 6 – 4 ▁loss ▁to ▁the ▁Ori oles . ▁Then ▁the ▁So x ▁avoided ▁getting ▁swe pt ▁by ▁be ating ▁the