Rays play Orioles with 1-0 series lead
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The challenge, at this point, might be finding something the Rays aren’t doing well. The Rays continued their nearly monthlong surge with a 7-1 win over the Orioles on Monday night at George M. Steinbrenner Field,
Zach Eflin allowed a career-high 12 hits and 7 runs in 5 innings and the Orioles’ bats mustered just 4 knocks in a 7-1 loss to the Rays.
Tampa Bay won the opening game of the series, 7-1, and is riding a four-game winning streak. The Rays offense has scored at least seven runs in all four games during the current winning streak. The loss snapped Baltimore’s three-game winning streak as they are now 4-2 in the last six.
Back in the old days — all the way back to mid-May — the Rays were 18-22. They were averaging a paltry 3.8 runs per game and were in fourth place in the American League East. That team is a distant memory.
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Shane Baz combined with three relievers on a five-hitter, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat New York 9-0 to complete the first three-game series sweep of the Mets this season.
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The White Sox turned the page on Andrew Vaughn last week by trading him to the Brewers for right-hander Aaron Civale. A former top prospect, Vaughn has regressed in recent years and was hitting .189 with a .531 OPS through 48 games this season. While Vaughn’s handling was likely botched in the first place, both sides are probably better off apart.
Notes | The hard-throwing right-hander acquired from Houston was the top pitching prospect in baseball a half-dozen years ago.