The Tampa Bay Rays have been playing great baseball for a month now, so it almost seemed out of ordinary Tuesday night that they didn't do much at

Josh Lowe rapped his first career leadoff home run, Jake Mangum was 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs, and the hot Tampa Bay Rays throttled the visiting Baltimore Orioles 7-1 in a four-game series opener on Monday night.

Rays: Ryan Pepiot (3-6, 3.31 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 73 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles are looking to build upon a three-game win streak with a victory against the Tampa Bay Rays. Tampa Bay has a 23-20 record at home and a 39-32 record overall.