Tampa Bay Rays vs Chicago White Sox
August 2, 2026 • 1:40 PM • Tropicana Field
Status
Final
Tampa Bay Rays
TB
1
Chicago White Sox
CWS
9
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Standings Snapshot
Full standingsTampa Bay Rays
65-46 (.586)
Div
#1
WC
—
GB
-
Chicago White Sox
59-52 (.532)
Div
#1
WC
—
GB
-
Season Comparison
2026| Stat | Tampa Bay Rays | Chicago White Sox |
|---|---|---|
| OPS | .733 | .727 |
| HR | 143 | 181 |
| Runs | 624 | 660 |
| ERA | 3.75 | 4.14 |
| WHIP | 1.14 | 1.31 |
| Strikeouts | 1133 | 1157 |
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Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
Box Score
Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||
| Sam Antonacci (LF) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Munetaka Murakami (1B) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Luisangel Acuña (SS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Vargas (1B) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Colson Montgomery (3B) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Andrew Benintendi (DH) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tristan Peters (CF) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chase Meidroth (2B) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Everson Pereira (RF) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Drew Romo (C) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Anthony Kay (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grant Taylor (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Duncan Davitt (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||
| Yandy Díaz (DH) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Richie Palacios (PH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonathan Aranda (1B) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Junior Caminero (3B) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Vilade (2B) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chandler Simpson (LF) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonny DeLuca (RF) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Williamson (SS) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cedric Mullins (CF) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Fortes (C) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Griffin Jax (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Kimbrel (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steven Matz (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Cook (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Roycroft (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||
| Anthony Kay | 6.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Grant Taylor | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Duncan Davitt | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||
| Griffin Jax | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Craig Kimbrel | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Steven Matz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Cook | 1.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Chris Roycroft | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
top 1 • Field Error • 0-1
Andrew Benintendi reaches on a fielding error by pitcher Griffin Jax. Sam Antonacci scores. Colson Montgomery to 3rd.
top 1 • Strikeout • 0-2
Tristan Peters strikes out swinging.
top 4 • Home Run • 0-3
Andrew Benintendi homers (12) on a fly ball to right center field.
top 6 • Double • 0-5
Everson Pereira doubles (5) on a fly ball to left fielder Chandler Simpson. Tristan Peters scores. Chase Meidroth scores.
top 9 • Home Run • 0-7
Everson Pereira homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. Chase Meidroth scores.
top 9 • Home Run • 0-9
Miguel Vargas homers (24) on a fly ball to left center field. Luisangel Acuña scores.
bottom 9 • Home Run • 1-9
Ben Williamson homers (3) on a line drive to left field.
Play-by-Play
Official contentbottom 9 • Groundout • 1-9
Jonathan Aranda grounds out, first baseman Miguel Vargas to pitcher Duncan Davitt.
bottom 9 • Strikeout • 1-9
Richie Palacios strikes out swinging.
bottom 9 • Double • 1-9
Nick Fortes doubles (14) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci.
bottom 9 • Pop Out • 1-9
Cedric Mullins pops out to first baseman Miguel Vargas in foul territory.
bottom 9 • Home Run • 1-9
Ben Williamson homers (3) on a line drive to left field.
top 9 • Strikeout • 0-9
Colson Montgomery strikes out swinging.
top 9 • Home Run • 0-9
Miguel Vargas homers (24) on a fly ball to left center field. Luisangel Acuña scores.
top 9 • Double • 0-7
Munetaka Murakami doubles (10) on a line drive to right fielder Jonny DeLuca.
top 9 • Pop Out • 0-7
Sam Antonacci pops out to third baseman Junior Caminero in foul territory.
top 9 • Strikeout • 0-7
Drew Romo strikes out on a foul tip.
top 9 • Home Run • 0-7
Everson Pereira homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. Chase Meidroth scores.
top 9 • Single • 0-5
Chase Meidroth singles on a line drive to left fielder Chandler Simpson.
bottom 8 • Groundout • 0-5
Jonny DeLuca grounds out, third baseman Miguel Vargas to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.
bottom 8 • Single • 0-5
Chandler Simpson singles on a ground ball to shortstop Colson Montgomery. Chandler Simpson to 2nd. Chandler Simpson advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by shortstop Colson Montgomery.
bottom 8 • Grounded Into DP • 0-5
Ryan Vilade grounds into a double play, third baseman Miguel Vargas to second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Junior Caminero out at 2nd. Ryan Vilade out at 1st.
bottom 8 • Single • 0-5
Junior Caminero singles on a ground ball to center fielder Tristan Peters.
top 8 • Pop Out • 0-5
Tristan Peters pops out to third baseman Junior Caminero.
top 8 • Lineout • 0-5
Andrew Benintendi lines out to right fielder Jonny DeLuca.
top 8 • Strikeout • 0-5
Colson Montgomery called out on strikes.
bottom 7 • Groundout • 0-5
Jonathan Aranda grounds out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.
bottom 7 • Strikeout • 0-5
Yandy Díaz strikes out swinging.
bottom 7 • Walk • 0-5
Nick Fortes walks.
bottom 7 • Strikeout • 0-5
Cedric Mullins strikes out swinging.
top 7 • Groundout • 0-5
Miguel Vargas grounds out, third baseman Junior Caminero to first baseman Jonathan Aranda.
top 7 • Groundout • 0-5
Munetaka Murakami grounds out, second baseman Ryan Vilade to first baseman Jonathan Aranda.
top 7 • Groundout • 0-5
Sam Antonacci grounds out, pitcher Steven Matz to first baseman Jonathan Aranda.
bottom 6 • Forceout • 0-5
Ben Williamson grounds into a force out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to second baseman Chase Meidroth. Jonny DeLuca out at 2nd.
bottom 6 • Single • 0-5
Jonny DeLuca singles on a ground ball to third baseman Miguel Vargas. Junior Caminero to 3rd. Chandler Simpson to 2nd.
bottom 6 • Single • 0-5
Chandler Simpson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Tristan Peters. Junior Caminero to 2nd.
bottom 6 • Flyout • 0-5
Ryan Vilade flies out sharply to center fielder Tristan Peters.