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Few come to watch Tampa Bay Rays snap Detroit Tigers’ 4-game winning streak with 8-1 victory on Tuesday

The Tampa Bay Rays’ Yandy Diaz, left, gets back safely to first ahead of a pickoff throw to Detroit Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson during the first inning Tuesday in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP photo)

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Kevin Kiermaier, Brett Phillips and Randy Arozarena homered and drove in two runs each, Shane McClanahan struck out seven in seven innings and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 8-1 on Tuesday night.

Ji-Man Choi also drove in two runs for the Rays, who broke Detroit’s four-game winning streak before an announced crowd of just 8,475, Tampa Bay’s lowest at home since April 29.

Jeimer Candelario hit a 430-foot homer off McClanahan in the fifth, his third homer of the season.

Kiermaier’s fourth homer led off the second against Beau Brieske, giving the Rays a 2-0 lead.

McClanahan (3-2) breezed through three perfect innings on 27 pitches before giving up an infield single to Robbie Grossman. McClanahan allowed one run on four hits.

Arozarena, who had 10 homers in the 2020 postseason, hit just his second homer of the season off Will Vest in the eighth. It came in his 148th plate appearance.

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