Fedde, Murakami lead White Sox past Rays 6‑1
TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — Erick Fedde allowed one run over five innings and Munetaka Murakami homered as the Chicago White Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-1 on Friday at George Steinbrenner Field.
The White Sox scored once in the first, once in the second, twice in the third and twice in the sixth. Murakami finished 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and two RBIs. Colson Montgomery added a two-run homer in the sixth, and Andrew Benintendi and Miguel Vargas each homered.
Fedde (6-6) gave up four hits and struck out six. Tyler Schweitzer pitched three scoreless innings with two strikeouts, and Trevor Richards worked a hitless ninth with one strikeout.
Nick Martinez (10-3) took the loss, allowing six runs on seven hits over six innings. Alex Cook and Chris Roycroft pitched scoreless relief for the Rays.
Tampa Bay scored its only run in the fourth inning. The Rays had five hits, and the White Sox had eight.
Attendance was 20,661, and the game time was 2:26. The White Sox improved to 58-51, while the Rays fell to 64-45.