Tampa Bay Rays vs Chicago White Sox Match Player Stats On Sep 03, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Sep 3, 2017

CHICAGO -- Tim Anderson fell a triple shy of the cycle as he went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and three RBIs, and the Chicago White Sox cruised to a 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday afternoon.

Right-hander Lucas Giolito notched a career-high 10 strikeouts in seven strong innings to earn the win. Chicago (54-81) claimed the rubber match of the series with its second victory in a row.

Lucas Duda hit a solo shot for the Rays. Tampa Bay (68-70) ended a nine-game road trip with a 5-4 mark.

Giolito (2-1) stymied the Rays in his third start with the White Sox. The 23-year-old allowed one run on three hits in seven innings. He threw 70 strikes on 103 pitches.

Right-hander Matt Andriese (5-2) drew the loss for the Rays in his first start since June 10. He gave up five runs on six hits in five innings.

Jose Abreu hit a two-run home run to complement Anderson's production at the plate. Alen Hanson finished 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles.

The White Sox jumped to a 3-0 advantage in the third inning. Anderson singled to score Hanson from second base. Abreu followed with a towering, two-run shot down the left-field line for his 27th home run.

The Rays trimmed the deficit to 3-1 in the bottom of the third on Duda's solo shot. The blast over the right-field wall marked Duda's 26th home run of the season and his ninth with the Rays.

In the fourth, Adam Engel hit a run-scoring double off the wall in the left-center field to make it 4-1.

Anderson ripped a solo home run -- his 15th of the season -- in the fifth. He struck again in the seventh with a double that scored Hanson to put the White Sox on top 6-1.

Kevin Kiermaier finished the scoring with a sacrifice fly to right field in the eighth.

NOTES: White Sox 1B Jose Abreu returned to the lineup after missing three games with a sore elbow. Abreu joked that it was important for him to return "because my mom is not happy when I'm not playing." ... Rays RHP Chris Archer is feeling better and will be re-evaluated Monday for right forearm tightness, manager Kevin Cash said. Archer, 28, left Saturday's start against the White Sox after only eight pitches. ... White Sox 2B/SS Tyler Saladino sat out after injuring his left hand Saturday on a slide into second base. ... The Rays recalled RHP Chase Whitley and RHP Andrew Kittredge to increase their roster to 30 players. Both players will be used out of the bullpen. ... White Sox LHP Derek Holland (7-14, 6.16 ERA) will move from the starting rotation to the bullpen for the foreseeable future, manager Rick Renteria said.