Chicago White SoxvsTampa Bay Rays
CHW 6/TB 1
Things to say
The White Sox beat the Rays 6-1 at Tropicana Field on Friday.
01
opener
Sox took it 6-1 down in Tampa. Honestly not close after the middle innings. Whoever they ran out there had the Rays flailing all night.
02
key player
The Chicago starter was the whole story. One run over the Rays' lineup, got into his stuff early and never gave it back. That's the guy carrying this staff right now.
03
hot take
Say what you want about the Sox at 58-51, but scoring six inside a building that eats offense for lunch tells me they're better than the record.
04
deep cut
The tell was the Trop. Nobody puts up runs in that dome and the Sox still hung a crooked number. That's the at-bats being real, not the ballpark.
05
exit
Rays are tough at home though, so I want to see if Chicago backs it up tomorrow before I buy in.
The recap
The White Sox went into the Trop and stole one on getaway day, jumping the Rays 6-1 to snap a series that mattered. Chicago's starter got into his stuff early and went deep, keeping the heart of Tampa's order off balance all night while the bullpen slammed the door on that lone run.
The bats did just enough damage to make it comfortable, and the Rays never got the timely hit to climb back in. Nice road win for a club scrapping to stay in the mix.