ST. PETERSBURG -- Blake Snell did what an ace does: He got the W.
Tampa Bay backed Snell with four home runs in a 14-2 win over Baltimore on Friday night at Tropicana Field, giving the Rays their 14th win in their last 17 games and their ninth consecutive win at home.
The Rays ace might have had a couple of warts on his 18th win of the season -- he only pitched 5 1/3 innings and allowed a two-run homer to Joey Rickard, but the Rays needed him to deliver, and he did.