Baltimore at Tampa Bay

The best and the worst of the American League face off again today as Tampa Bay goes for its fourth straight win. On the other end of the spectrum, the Orioles riding a 14-game losing streak. The Rays have won the first three games of the series by a combined score of 27-6 and look for more of the same on Thursday as Tampa Bay will start Shane McClanahan, who is 5-1 with a 3.65 ERA at home this season and is dependable for at least five innings. Jorge Lopez gave up seven runs on nine hits in only 3 1/3 innings his last outing on Saturday against Boston and his record now is 3-13 with a 6.14 ERA and .297 opponent batting average. The Orioles have lost 40 of their past 52 road games and they are 16-49 their past 65 games versus AL East teams. Tampa Bay is 61-18 at home against right-handed starters dating to last season. Play the Rays.