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Nicky Lopez, Tommy Pham, Danny Mendick, Paul
DeJong and Maldonado had two hits apiece for the White Sox, who
had a season high in runs. Maldonado's three-run blast broke
things open in the sixth.
Flexen (1-3) was the benefactor in his return to the starting
rotation after a brief detour to the bullpen.
Tampa Bay drew to within 5-2 with a pair of seventh-inning runs
before Jimenez got them back with a two-run blast in the bottom
half.
Andrew Vaughn opened the scoring for Chicago with a sacrifice
fly in the third inning.
Chicago's run snapped a streak of 14 2/3 scoreless innings for
Rays right-hander Zach Eflin, although the run was unearned.
Pham, making his White Sox debut, scored after reaching base on
a throwing error by Tampa Bay second baseman Curtis Mead. Eflin
walked the next two batters before the Rays escaped with only
one run allowed.
Another big rally failed to materialize in the White Sox fourth.
DeJong singled to score Mendick, who led off the inning with a
double, but was erased when Maldonado grounded into a double
play one batter later.
Flexen made the support stand up. He retired seven Rays in a row
after allowing a leadoff double to Yandy Diaz and yielded only
two hits in his five-plus innings to go with three walks and two
strikeouts.
Consecutive leadoff walks to start the sixth spelled the end of
the night for Flexen. Dominic Leone entered in relief and kept
Tampa Bay scoreless.
Eflin (1-3) scattered five runs, four earned, and nine hits in
six innings with two walks and four strikeouts.
Pham reached base three times. The White Sox recalled the
veteran from Triple-A Charlotte before the game. He signed a
minor league deal on April 16.
Diaz left in the eighth inning after being hit on the left hand
with a pitch.
Mead had two hits and an RBI.
--Field Level Media
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