Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay Rays
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Baldwin hits 3-run HR, Vargas adds 2-run shot as White Sox beat Rays 8-3 for fourth straight win
Coming off a sweep at Pittsburgh, Chicago has won four consecutive games for the first time since May 8-11, 2024. The White Sox are 15-36 on the road.
Baldwin gave the White Sox a 3-0 lead in the second and Vargas made it 8-2 with a two-run homer in the fifth. It was Vargas' second homer in two games after a 96 at-bat drought.
Luis Robert Jr. had a two-run single and Chase Meidroth had three hits.
White Sox starter Sean Burke left after 89 pitches and giving up a leadoff walk in the fifth. Tyler Gilbert (4-1), the second of six White Sox pitchers, got the win.
Shane Baz (8-6) allowed eight runs and eight hits with two walks in four innings for the Rays.
Taylor Walls' two-run double and Yandi Díaz's solo homer accounted for the Rays' runs.
Tampa Bay All-Star second baseman Brandon Lowe, who left Saturday’s game after a flare-up of plantar fasciitis, missed his second straight start. He returned from the injured list on July 18 (oblique tightness). Shortstop Ha-Seong Kim left the game in the fourth with lower back tightness.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Díaz grounded out to second. |
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9th Inning | Simpson popped out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Walls lined out to right. |
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9th Inning | Altavilla relieved Leasure |
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9th Inning | M. Taylor in right field. |
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9th Inning | Vargas struck out swinging. |
Statistics
 CHW |
 TB |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 8 | Ground Balls | 10 |
| 12 | Strikeouts | 9 |
| 8 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 11 | Hits | 5 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 3 | Walks | 7 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 8 | Runs | 3 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 37 | At Bats | 31 |
| 2 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 18 | Runners Left On Base | 23 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 4 | Doubles | 1 |
| 17 | Fly Balls | 12 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 163 | Pitches | 162 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 21 | Total Bases | 9 |
| 40 | Plate Appearances | 38 |
| 324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 6 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 6.8 | Runs Created | 2.8 |
| .297 | Batting Average | .161 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .568 | Slugging Percentage | .290 |
| .351 | Secondary Average | .387 |
| .350 | On Base Percentage | .316 |
| .918 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .606 |
| 0.5 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.8 |
| 6.8 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 2.7 |
| 57.0 | Batter Rating | 23.0 |
| 18.5 | At Bats Per Home Run | 31.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 4.08 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.26 |
| .270 | Isolated Power | .129 |
| 0.25 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.78 |
| .075 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .184 |
| .054 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .226 |
| 16.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 98.3 | MLB Rating | 72.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Tampa, Florida
Attendance: 10,046 | Capacity: