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Backed by the two homers from Raley and
Ramirez, the Rays provided enough run support for Zach Eflin
(3-0) to enjoy a successful return to the rotation.
Eflin was reinstated from the injured list where he had been
out with low back tightness, and he made his first start since
April 7.
In five innings, Eflin gave up one run on three hits with four
strikeouts and no walks. Of his 67 pitches, 45 were strikes.
Yonny Chirinos tossed three scoreless, hitless innings of
relief for Tampa Bay. Pete Fairbanks polished off the ninth for
his third save.
The Rays limited the White Sox to three hits.
Lucas Giolito (1-2) worked seven innings for the White Sox,
giving up four runs and five hits. He had five strikeouts and
walked two.
The Rays extended their MLB-record home run streak to open a
season to 22 games on Raley's two-run blast in the second
inning.
As a team, the Rays have a league-leading 48 homers.
In the Rays' three-run second inning, Isaac Paredes was hit by
a pitch, and Raley followed with a long drive to right center.
Tampa Bay made it a three-run inning on Yandy Diaz's RBI
groundout, which scored Christian Bethancourt, who doubled.
The Rays used the long ball again to take a four-run lead. In
the third inning, Ramirez delivered his fifth of the season.
Chicago broke through off Eflin for a run in the fourth inning,
courtesy of a couple of doubles. Andrew Benintendi led off with
a two-base hit, and Eloy Jimenez's one-out RBI double trimmed
the White Sox deficit to 4-1.
The only other hit the White Sox had was Luis Roberts' single
to lead off the game.
--Field Level Media
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