Rays run circles around Orioles in ugly 7-1 blowout

Tonight, against a tough divisional foe, the Orioles put their recent hot streak to the test. As for the result, well...is there a grade worse than F?

To call this game a mismatch would be an understatement. The Rays looked like men among boys, dominating every aspect of the game in the Orioles’ uncompetitive 7-1 defeat. Tampa Bay throttled a sweaty and ineffective Zach Eflin, peppering the ball all over the field and putting constant traffic on the bases, while the O’s offense failed to make a peep against brilliant Rays starter Ryan Pepiot.

These aren’t the Angels, folks. Faced with a much stronger opponent, the Orioles got knocked flat on their keisters.

It didn’t take long at all for the…