Hunter Feduccia and Taylor Walls drew bases-loaded walks in the ninth inning after Junior Caminero hit a game-tying solo home run, propelling the streaking Tampa Bay Rays to a 5-3 win against the host Chicago White Sox on Thursday.
Tampa Bay stretched its winning streak to six games, regrouping after Chicago’s Everson Pereira smacked a solo shot in the eighth to give the White Sox the lead.
Chicago closer Seranthony Dominguez (1-2) allowed a leadoff blast to Caminero and struggled with his command after that. A single, walk and hit-by-pitch loaded the bases for the Rays with one out. Reliever Lucas Sims followed, issuing two walks between a strikeout and a groundout.
Bryan Baker worked around a leadoff walk in the bottom half to pick up his fourth save.
Yandy Diaz, Richie Palacios, Nick Fortes and Caminero had two hits apiece for the Rays.
Chase Meidroth and Pereira both had two hits for the White Sox, who stranded seven runners compared to 14 for Tampa Bay.
Kevin Kelly (2-1) allowed one run and one hit in two innings of relief with a walk and two strikeouts.
Miguel Vargas put the White Sox ahead 1-0 with a solo home run in the third. Vargas snapped a 1-for-30 skid with his first homer since March 30, connecting against Rays starter Steven Matz one pitch after a successful challenge on a called third strike.
Tampa Bay responded with a run in the fourth, as Walls delivered an RBI single.
White Sox left-hander Anthony Kay retired the next batter to escape further trouble after taking over for opener Jordan Leasure. Kay took a no-decision, scattering one run and four hits in 2 2/3 innings with one walk and one strikeout.
Matz spaced two runs and six hits in 5 1/3 innings. He walked one and struck out four.
Chicago reliever Jordan Hicks got out of a bases-loaded jam in the fifth, striking out Jake Fraley after Palacios’ infield single put Rays at every base.
The White Sox left the bases loaded in the sixth, but not before Edgar Quero hit a go-ahead ground-rule double. The Rays got the run back in the seventh on a Palacios RBI single.
–Field Level Media
