Rays shut out Giants 3‑0 behind McClanahan’s strong start

TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — Shane McClanahan pitched six shutout innings, striking out five and allowing five hits, to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 3-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday at George Steinbrenner Field. Yandy Díaz homered in the second inning, and Chandler Simpson drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in the sixth. The Rays added a run in the fourth to complete their scoring. McClanahan improved to 3-2, and Bryan Baker earned his eighth save with a perfect ninth inning. Robbie Ray took the loss for the Giants, falling to 2-4 after allowing three runs over six innings. San Francisco collected six hits but was shut out for the second time in three games. The contest lasted 2 hours, 3 minutes with an attendance of 13,330. Tampa Bay improved to 19-12, while San Francisco dropped to 13-19.