In a matchup between the top two teams in the American League, Shane McClanahan and the Tampa Bay Rays kept right on cruising.
McClanahan pitched six impressive innings to become this season's first seven-game winner, and Josh Lowe and Luke Raley homered to lift the Rays to a 3-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night. Tampa Bay extended its AL East lead to 6 1/2 games over a Baltimore team that started fast this season but — like everyone else in baseball — is struggling to keep up with the Rays.
“The Orioles are playing great baseball right now.