The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Baltimore Orioles 7-1 on June 16 at George M. Steinbrenner Field, improving their record to 40-32 and holding second place in the American League East. The Orioles, now 30-41,

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Athlon Sports. Forget all that talk about the struggling Tampa Bay Rays. They are not even close to struggling right now, winning 18 of their last 24 games. Tampa Bay is coming off an impressive three-game sweep of the New York Mets at Citi Field.