Rays top Pirates to open series between baseball's best

Harold Ramirez drove in two runs with a home run and a single as the Tampa Bay Rays downed the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 in a clash of the top two teams in the major leagues Tuesday in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Wander Franco added an RBI single and Jose Siri stole home for the Rays, who have won four of five.

Tampa Bay's Javy Guerra, making his first appearance since being reacquired from Milwaukee Saturday, was used a