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Chicago (37-66) took two of three games from
the Rays at George M. Steinbrenner Field to complete a 5-1 trip.
Tampa Bay (53-50) has lost 11 of 16.
Montgomery, a rookie shortstop called up to the majors on July
4, connected off starter Taj Bradley for his second big league
homer and set a career high with five RBIs.
Tampa Bay opened the bottom of the first with four straight hits
off Jonathan Cannon, including two-run homers by Yandy Díaz and
Junior Caminero.
Handed a 4-0 lead, however, Bradley gave up four runs in the
second and didn’t get through the inning. He was optioned to
Triple-A Durham after the game.
Chicago trailed 7-5 before scoring six times in the eighth. Teel
singled home a run and Montgomery smacked a go-ahead double off
the center-field wall. A throwing error by second baseman José
Caballero allowed another run to score, and RBI singles by Mike
Tauchman and Chase Meidroth capped the outburst.
Jordan Leasure (3-5) worked a scoreless seventh for the win. Dan
Altavilla got three outs for his third major league save and
second this season.
Key moment
Rays reliever Kevin Kelly (0-2) entered with a two-run lead and
got only one out. He was charged with six runs, five earned,
four hits and two walks.
Key stats
Cannon regrouped to strike out a career-high nine over 4 1/3
innings, but was tagged for six runs — five earned — and seven
hits. ... Díaz's home run pushed him past 400 career RBIs.
Up next
The White Sox host the crosstown-rival Chicago Cubs on Friday
night, with Adrian Houser (5-2, 1.89 ERA) on the mound.
Zack Littell (8-7, 3.52) starts Friday for the Rays in
Cincinnati.
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