The Tampa Bay Rays are on the verge of being swept at home by the Baltimore Orioles when they wrap up their 4-game set tonight in St. Pete but hold on a minute. Despite their recent home skid, the Rays still own the best home record in all of baseball, at 41-21, and are expected to have their ace on the hill, southpaw Shane McClanahan. McLanahan is 9-6 with a 3.09 ERA, a 1.12 WHIP, and has owned the Orioles in his career with a perfect 7-0 record and an ERA only of 2.97. If Kevin Cash lets McClanahan go deep into the game and doesn’t do something inane like he did last night when he pulled Freddy Peralta in the 5th who had a 1-0 lead with two outs, Tampa should come out on top.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TAMPA BAY RAYS