The New York Yankees better be sleeping with one eye open. The Tampa Bay Rays are getting healthy and playing really good ball, and that comfortable lead in the AL East isn’t so comfortable any more for the Bombers. With that said, the Rays will host the Kansas City Royals in the second game of their 4-game set tonight in St. Pete. The Rays came through yesterday with a 7-1 win over the Royals. Expect more of the same tonight. Lefty Shane McClanahan will get the nod for the Rays and he delivers. Sugar Shane is 11-5 with an ERA of only 2.28 and a 0.86 WHIP. Brady Singer will take the hill for the Royals. He has good numbers, at 6-4, with a 3.29 ERA and a 1.12 WHIP, but in his career against the Rays, Singer is 0-1 with a bloated ERA of 7.27. Tampa smells blood.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TAMPA BAY RAYS