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08/02 15:47 CDT Kay pitches 6 scoreless, Benintendi, Vargas and Pereira homer
as White Sox beat Rays 9-1
Kay pitches 6 scoreless, Benintendi, Vargas and Pereira homer as White Sox beat
Rays 9-1
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) --- Anthony Kay tossed 6 1/3 scoreless innings,
Andrew Benintendi, Everson Pereira and Miguel Vargas hit home runs, and the
Chicago White Sox beat the AL-leading Tampa Bay Rays 9-1 on Sunday.
The White Sox (58-52), who entered August in first place of the AL Central for
the first time since 2021, hold a 3 1/2 game lead over the Minnesota Twins.
Kay (8-5) fanned three batters and allowed seven hits while walking one. Duncan
Davitt surrendered the lone run on his first pitch of the ninth.
Benintendi scored the game's first run on a fielding error by Griffin Jax (6-9)
in the first inning, and Colson Montgomery doubled the lead after Benintendi's
advance to second allowed him to come across from third; the play was
officially scored as a wild pitch by Jax.
Benintendi launched his 12th homer of the year 378 feet over the right-center
field wall in the fourth, and Pereira extended the lead with a two-run double
in the sixth inning.
Pereira tacked on his his fourth home run of the year in the ninth before
Vargas sealed the game with a 413-footer to the left-field seats at Tropicana
Field.
In five innings, Jax allowed three runs on four hits while striking out eight.
Ben Williamson scored the Rays' only run with a solo homer to left field.
During the game, the Rays acquired starting pitcher and two-time All Star
Freddy Peralta for three prospects in a trade with the New York Mets. Peralta
carries a 4.99 ERA across 22 starts --- the second-worst ERA among all
qualified pitchers in the MLB this season.
Up next
Rays LHP Ian Seymour (7-3, 4.37 ERA) gets the start for a series opener against
Rockies RHP Michael Lorenzen (3-9, 6.54) on Monday.
The White Sox continue their six-game road trip at Fenway Park to face the Red
Sox. Neither teams have announced a starter for Tuesday's game.
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