Tampa Bay’s Jonathan Aranda drove in all three runs as the American League East-leading Rays won for the second time in their four-game series with the New York Yankees, blanking them 3-0 on Wednesday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Aranda went 2-for-3 with a double and raised his RBI total to 61 by knocking in single runs in the third, fifth and seventh innings. Yandy Diaz was 4-for-4 with a double and a run.

Over 6 1/3 innings and 85 pitches, starter Shane McClanahan (8-5) kept the Yankees scoreless on four hits with five strikeouts and no walks.

Reliever Bryan Baker closed out the club’s sixth shutout with three strikeouts in the ninth for his 25thsave in 28 chances.

Jasson Dominguez went 2-for-4, but the Yankees were shut out for the sixth time.

Gerrit Cole (3-4) started for New York and went 6 1/3 innings and gave up three runs on seven hits. He struck out six and walked one.

McClanahan’s glove work kept it scoreless in the second when Max Schuemann’s sacrifice bunt attempt went to the pitcher, who fielded and tossed it with his glove to catcher Nick Fortes to get Dominguez at home.

In the third after Diaz doubled off the left field wall, Aranda lined a single to right to plate Diaz and advance himself to second on the throw home. However, Cole retired Junior Caminero and Cedric Mullins to keep it 1-0.

The Rays tallied again in the fifth after Fortes’ one-out single and Diaz’s third hit. Aranda then doubled into the right-center gap to send Fortes in for another run.

However, just as McClanahan did in the second, Cole was able to get out of it when Jose Caballero threw out Diaz at the plate on a grounder with the infield in. The pitcher then fanned Mullins for the final out.

New York manager Aaron Boone and bench coach Brad Ausmus were ejected the next frame by home plate umpire Doug Eddings after Caballero was caught stealing following a bunt single, but the visitors were denied because they were late with their challenge.

Cole Sulser struck out Anthony Volpe and forced a foulout by pinch hitter Trent Grisham to snuff the Yankees in the seventh.

Aranda’s sacrifice fly in the bottom half scored Taylor Walls, and Baker notched the save by fanning the side in the ninth after Ben Rice’s leadoff single.

–Field Level Media

Reserve Janelle Salaun scored a career-best 26 points that included three 3-pointers late in game Wednesday night and the Golden State Valkyries defeated the host Toronto Tempo 83-75.

Reserve Kaitlyn Chen added 16 points for the Valkyries (16-7), who have won a franchise-best six consecutive games in their second season.

Kayla Thornton scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds for Golden State, who are 3-0 on a five-game road trip. Salaun finished 7 of 10 from the floor, including 5 of 6 from long range, and was 7 of 9 at the free-throw line.

Isabelle Harrison scored a career-best 24 points and added eight rebounds for the Tempo (9-12), who have lost three in a row. Marina Mabrey added 11 points while Julie Allemand and Maria Conde each scored nine points.

The Tempo overcame a 13-point deficit to lead by 59-57 entering the fourth quarter. Chen scored the first four points of the fourth to propel a 12-0 run that gave Golden State a 10-point lead with 7:01 to play.

Harrison’s driving layup cut the Valkyries’ lead to six, 71-65 with 3:33 remaining. Salaun hit two consecutive 3-pointers to increase the lead to 12 with 1:47 to play. After Harrison’s layup, Salaun made another 3-pointer to ice the game with 1:16 left.

The Valkyries shot 2-for-13 from the field in the first quarter and trailed 17-11.

Golden State opened the second on a 10-0 surge capped by Chen’s steal and layup to lead by four with 6:43 to play before halftime. Thornton hit a 3-pointer with 3:03 remaining to bump the lead to 10 as the Valkyries’ strong defense began to make its presence felt. Thornton added an 11-footer to increase the margin to 12. Golden State led 41-31 at halftime.

Thornton opened the third quarter with a 3-pointer. The Tempo turned up their defense and responded with a 17-2 run capped by Allemand’s 19-footer to take a 48-46 lead with 4:17 to go in the third. Kia Nurse completed the third-quarter scoring with a 3-pointer that gave Toronto a 59-57 lead.

Toronto center Nyara Sabally left the game in the first quarter with a left knee injury and did not return. She had two points in about seven minutes.

Golden State guard Gabby Williams left with a back contusion in the second half. She had seven points in 18 minutes.

–Field Level Media

Pete Crow-Armstrong hit two of Chicago’s five home runs and the Cubs held on to beat the host Baltimore Orioles 9-7 on Wednesday night.

Crow-Armstrong’s second long ball of the game and 21st of the season put the Cubs ahead for good, 4-3 in the fifth inning, before the teams combined for nine runs across the last three innings.

Michael Conforto and Carson Kelly hit back-to-back solo blasts in the fifth, then two batters later, Crow-Armstrong went deep again. Seiya Suzuki added a three-run homer in the seventh.

The Cubs, who will go for a series sweep Thursday night, produced their offense with eight hits and four walks as the team won for the eighth time in its last 10 games.

Tyler O’Neill hit two home runs across the final three innings for the Orioles, while Pete Alonso and Coby Mayo also homered. Jackson Holliday rapped four of Baltimore’s 14 hits, but he never scored a run in what became the team’s third consecutive loss.

Right-hander Colin Rea (7-5) won his second start in a row, allowing three runs on seven hits in 5 1/3 innings. Jacob Webb was called upon to pitch the ninth and the right-hander notched his fourth save by retiring the side in order.

Baltimore right-hander Dean Kremer (1-2) gave up four runs on six hits in five innings in his second start after coming off the injury list.

Following Crow-Armstrong’s third-inning home run, the Orioles built a 3-1 lead after Alonso’s two-run homer in the fourth.

Chicago’s three-homer fifth inning was followed by a five-run seventh for a 9-3 advantage.

O’Neill entered the game in the seventh as a pinch hitter and delivered his first homer of the game. The Orioles tacked on another run on Taylor Ward’s run-scoring single but stranded two runners on base while trailing 9-5.

Mayo slugged a pinch-hit homer in the eighth before O’Neill made it back-to-back homers for the Orioles.

–Field Level Media