McClanahan, Rays shut down Twins 6‑1

TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — Shane McClanahan tossed five scoreless innings and the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Minnesota Twins 6-1 Saturday evening at George Steinbrenner Field.

McClanahan (2-2) scattered three hits and struck out seven, earning his second win of the season. Jake Fraley put the Rays ahead in the fourth with a two-run homer. Ben Williamson tripled and scored in the seventh, then added an RBI double in the eighth. Nick Fortes singled in a run, and Richie Palacios had a sacrifice fly.

Bailey Ober (2-1) took the loss after allowing two earned runs over six innings, striking out three. Minnesota scored its only run in the ninth on Royce Lewis’ RBI single.

Kevin Kelly, Hunter Bigge and Trevor Martin combined for four innings of relief for Tampa Bay. The Rays improved to 15-11, while the Twins fell to 12-15. Attendance was 17,014, and the game lasted 2 hours, 21 minutes.