Rays Rally Late to Sweep White Sox

CHICAGO (Interstat) — The Tampa Bay Rays scored three runs in the ninth inning to break a tie and defeat the Chicago White Sox 5-3 on Thursday afternoon at Guaranteed Rate Field, completing a three-game series sweep.

Tampa Bay’s winning rally came via bases-loaded walks to Hunter Feduccia and Taylor Walls against reliever Seranthony Domínguez, who took the loss. The Rays had nine hits, with Junior Caminero hitting a solo home run.

Steven Matz delivered a key start for the Rays, allowing two runs over 5 1/3 innings. Kevin Kelly earned the win in relief and Bryan Baker got his fourth save. Everson Pereira and Miguel Vargas homered for the White Sox, who collected eight hits.

Attendance was 10,128. The game took 3 hours, 15 minutes. Tampa Bay improved to 11-7, while Chicago fell to 6-13.