TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — Everson Pereira drove in four runs, including a two-run homer in the ninth, and Anthony Kay pitched the Chicago White Sox to a 9-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday.

Pereira went 2 for 4. Miguel Vargas added a two-run homer in the ninth, and Andrew Benintendi also homered. The White Sox scored two runs in the first, one in the fourth, two in the sixth and four in the ninth.

Kay allowed seven hits and no earned runs over 6 1/3 innings, striking out three. Grant Taylor and Duncan Davitt combined for relief work; Davitt allowed Tampa Bay’s lone run in the ninth.

Ben Williamson homered for the Rays, who grounded into two double plays and outhit the White Sox 11-9. Tampa Bay had won the series opener but dropped the rubber game.

Griffin Jax took the loss, allowing one earned run over five innings with eight strikeouts. The White Sox improved to 59-52, while the Rays fell to 65-46.

Attendance at George Steinbrenner Field was 23,559. The game lasted 2 hours, 40 minutes.