Thursday, 4 a.m.
Turns out, the Tampa Bay Rays are going to need a bigger broom.
The Rays pulled off their second straight series sweep -- and their fifth of the season -- with a 3-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays at Tropicana Field.
It was another positive stride for Shane McClanahan, who had his third straight scoreless outing. McClanahan went 5 2/3 innings to improve to 4-2 on the season.
Four relief pitchers went 3 1/3 innings of shutout baseball, allowing just two more hits.
The game was scoreless until the fourth inning when Jonny DeLuca doubled in Jonathan Aranda and Chandler Simpson singled in DeLuca.
In the eighth inning, the Rays added when Cedric Mullins scored on a throwing error.
The Rays have now won 12-1 in their last 13. they've thrown three shutouts. Their starter's ERA is 1.38 and their bullpen ERA is 0.99.
The Rays now travel to Boston to play the Red Sox in a 7 p.m. game a Fenway Par. Griffin Jax is scheduled to start for the Rays against Connelly Early.