Rays 3, White Sox 2
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Rays got strong pitching from Matt Moore and an offensive spark from outfielder Brandon Guyer, edging the Chicago White Sox 3-2 on Sunday to take two of three games at Tropicana Field.
The Rays (5-7) saw Guyer go 4-for-4 with two runs scored, and Moore struck out 10 while pitching into the seventh inning. Alex Colome got the final five outs for the Rays' first save of the season. The White Sox (8-4) were held in check for the second day in a row after coming to town with a four-game win streak.
Tampa Bay improved to 3-1 against left-handers, beating Chicago's Jose Quintana a day after beating John Danks.
For the second game in a row, the Rays jumped out to an early lead thanks to strong pitching and the kind of hitting they had missed in a 3-7 start. Moore had eight straight outs by strikeout at one stretch and held the White Sox to just three hits in the first five innings.
The Rays jumped ahead in the first as Guyer singled and scored on Steve Pearce's RBI double. Chicago tied the game in the third, after what looked to be an inning-ending out at first was called safe -- and upheld on review -- setting up Austin Jackson's RBI single.
Tampa Bay led off the third with three straight hits off Chicago starter Jose Quintana, with Logan Forsythe doubling and scoring on a single by Guyer, who then scored when Logan Morrison reached on an error by Quintana, who missed the bag with his foot trying to cover first.
NOTES: As expected, the Rays got back two key starters injured in a collision in the outfield Friday -- both had sat out Saturday's game after leaving in the middle of Friday's loss. Logan Forsythe was back leading off and playing second and Kevin Kiermaier was in center field and batting eighth. Kiermaier's promotional weekend continued with all fans 14 and under getting a blue Kiermaier glove, this after fans got bobbleheads at Saturday's game. ... Rays OF Steven Souza, who jammed a finger on his left hand sliding into home late in Saturday's game, was not in the starting lineup, with Brandon Guyer replacing him in right field. The injury isn't believed to be anything long-term. ... The White Sox had OF Austin Jackson hitting second in their order, trying to get a spark from him, batting just .194 with three RBIs in the first 11 games of the season.