KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Interstat) — Shane McClanahan pitched six scoreless innings and the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Kansas City Royals 4-0 on Wednesday at Kauffman Stadium.

The Rays struck early. Junior Caminero hit a two-run homer in the first inning, scoring Jonathan Aranda. Cedric Mullins added a solo home run in the sixth and an RBI single in the eighth, plating Victor Mesa Jr.

McClanahan (7-5) allowed three hits, walked none and struck out four. Kevin Kelly earned his fourth save with 1 1/3 innings of one-hit relief. Cole Sulser and Garrett Cleavinger also contributed scoreless outings.

Royals starter Seth Lugo (3-6) took the loss despite striking out seven over six innings, allowing nine hits and three earned runs. Jose Cuas and Matt Strahm pitched in relief.

Tampa Bay collected 11 hits to Kansas City’s six. The victory improved the Rays to 50-33. The Royals fell to 35-52.

The game lasted 2 hours, 11 minutes in front of 13,798 fans.