Tampa Bay Rays vs Chicago White Sox, August 2, 2026
August 2, 2026, 1:40 PM ET | Tropicana Field
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Starting Pitchers
Chicago White Sox
Tampa Bay Rays
Standings Snapshot
Full standings| Team | W-L | PCT | Div | WC | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 59-52 | .532 | #1 | N/A | - |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 65-46 | .586 | #1 | N/A | - |
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- winning percentage
- Div
- division rank
- WC
- wild card rank
- GB
- games back
Season Comparison
2026Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Players
Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.
Chicago White Sox
Hitters
Pitchers
6.0 IP, 10 SO, 0.00 ERA
6.1 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA
3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA
Tampa Bay Rays
Hitters
Pitchers
6.0 IP, 10 SO, 0.00 ERA
4.2 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA
3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA
Top Performers
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Line Score
Chicago White Sox 9, Tampa Bay Rays 1: CWS 9 hits, TB 11 hits; CWS 2 errors, TB 2 errors.
| 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
Chase Meidroth and Everson Pereira led Chicago White Sox with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam AntonacciLF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Munetaka Murakami1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Luisangel AcuñaPR/SS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Vargas3B/1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Colson MontgomerySS/3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Andrew BenintendiDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tristan PetersCF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chase Meidroth2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Everson PereiraRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Drew RomoC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 3 |
Chandler Simpson led Tampa Bay Rays with 3 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yandy DíazDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Richie PalaciosPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonathan Aranda1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Junior Caminero3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Vilade2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chandler SimpsonLF | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonny DeLucaRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben WilliamsonSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cedric MullinsCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick FortesC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Pitching
Anthony Kay went 6.1 innings for Chicago White Sox (3 SO, 0 ER); Griffin Jax went 5.0 innings for Tampa Bay Rays (8 SO, 1 ER).
| 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 |
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- ER
- earned runs
Scoring Summary
- T1
Field Error Andrew Benintendi reaches on a fielding error by pitcher Griffin Jax. Sam Antonacci scores. Colson Montgomery to 3rd. CWS 1, TB 0
- T1
Strikeout Tristan Peters strikes out swinging. CWS 2, TB 0
- T4
Home Run Andrew Benintendi homers (12) on a fly ball to right center field. CWS 3, TB 0
- T6
Double Everson Pereira doubles (5) on a fly ball to left fielder Chandler Simpson. Tristan Peters scores. Chase Meidroth scores. CWS 5, TB 0
- T9
Home Run Everson Pereira homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. Chase Meidroth scores. CWS 7, TB 0
- T9
Home Run Miguel Vargas homers (24) on a fly ball to left center field. Luisangel Acuña scores. CWS 9, TB 0
- B9
Home Run Ben Williamson homers (3) on a line drive to left field. CWS 9, TB 1
Play-by-Play
All 78 recorded plate appearances, newest first.
- B9
Groundout Jonathan Aranda grounds out, first baseman Miguel Vargas to pitcher Duncan Davitt. CWS 9, TB 1
- B9
Strikeout Richie Palacios strikes out swinging. CWS 9, TB 1
- B9
Double Nick Fortes doubles (14) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. CWS 9, TB 1
- B9
Pop Out Cedric Mullins pops out to first baseman Miguel Vargas in foul territory. CWS 9, TB 1
- B9
Home Run Ben Williamson homers (3) on a line drive to left field. CWS 9, TB 1
- T9
Strikeout Colson Montgomery strikes out swinging. CWS 9, TB 0
- T9
Home Run Miguel Vargas homers (24) on a fly ball to left center field. Luisangel Acuña scores. CWS 9, TB 0
- T9
Double Munetaka Murakami doubles (10) on a line drive to right fielder Jonny DeLuca. CWS 7, TB 0
- T9
Pop Out Sam Antonacci pops out to third baseman Junior Caminero in foul territory. CWS 7, TB 0
- T9
Strikeout Drew Romo strikes out on a foul tip. CWS 7, TB 0
- T9
Home Run Everson Pereira homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. Chase Meidroth scores. CWS 7, TB 0
- T9
Single Chase Meidroth singles on a line drive to left fielder Chandler Simpson. CWS 5, TB 0
- B8
Groundout Jonny DeLuca grounds out, third baseman Miguel Vargas to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CWS 5, TB 0
- B8
Single 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. CWS 5, TB 0
- B8
Grounded Into DP 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. CWS 5, TB 0
- B8
Single Junior Caminero singles on a ground ball to center fielder Tristan Peters. CWS 5, TB 0
- T8
Pop Out Tristan Peters pops out to third baseman Junior Caminero. CWS 5, TB 0
- T8
Lineout Andrew Benintendi lines out to right fielder Jonny DeLuca. CWS 5, TB 0
- T8
Strikeout Colson Montgomery called out on strikes. CWS 5, TB 0
- B7
Groundout Jonathan Aranda grounds out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CWS 5, TB 0
- B7
Strikeout Yandy Díaz strikes out swinging. CWS 5, TB 0
- B7
Walk Nick Fortes walks. CWS 5, TB 0
- B7
Strikeout Cedric Mullins strikes out swinging. CWS 5, TB 0
- T7
Groundout Miguel Vargas grounds out, third baseman Junior Caminero to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. CWS 5, TB 0
- T7
Groundout Munetaka Murakami grounds out, second baseman Ryan Vilade to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. CWS 5, TB 0
- T7
Groundout Sam Antonacci grounds out, pitcher Steven Matz to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. CWS 5, TB 0
- B6
Forceout Ben Williamson grounds into a force out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to second baseman Chase Meidroth. Jonny DeLuca out at 2nd. CWS 5, TB 0
- B6
Single Jonny DeLuca singles on a ground ball to third baseman Miguel Vargas. Junior Caminero to 3rd. Chandler Simpson to 2nd. CWS 5, TB 0
- B6
Single Chandler Simpson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Tristan Peters. Junior Caminero to 2nd. CWS 5, TB 0
- B6
Flyout Ryan Vilade flies out sharply to center fielder Tristan Peters. CWS 5, TB 0
- B6
Single Junior Caminero singles on a ground ball to second baseman Chase Meidroth. CWS 5, TB 0
- B6
Strikeout Jonathan Aranda strikes out swinging. CWS 5, TB 0
- T6
Pop Out Drew Romo pops out to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. CWS 5, TB 0
- T6
Double Everson Pereira doubles (5) on a fly ball to left fielder Chandler Simpson. Tristan Peters scores. Chase Meidroth scores. CWS 5, TB 0
- T6
Walk Chase Meidroth walks. CWS 3, TB 0
- T6
Walk Tristan Peters walks. CWS 3, TB 0
- T6
Flyout Andrew Benintendi flies out sharply to center fielder Cedric Mullins. CWS 3, TB 0
- T6
Strikeout Colson Montgomery strikes out swinging. CWS 3, TB 0
- B5
Groundout Yandy Díaz grounds out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CWS 3, TB 0
- B5
Lineout Nick Fortes lines out to center fielder Tristan Peters. CWS 3, TB 0
- B5
Groundout Cedric Mullins grounds out to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CWS 3, TB 0
- T5
Flyout Miguel Vargas flies out to right fielder Jonny DeLuca. CWS 3, TB 0
- T5
Groundout Munetaka Murakami grounds out to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. CWS 3, TB 0
- T5
Flyout Sam Antonacci flies out to right fielder Jonny DeLuca. CWS 3, TB 0
- B4
Groundout Ben Williamson grounds out, pitcher Anthony Kay to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CWS 3, TB 0
- B4
Pop Out Jonny DeLuca pops out to shortstop Colson Montgomery on the infield fly rule. CWS 3, TB 0
- B4
Single Chandler Simpson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Everson Pereira. Jonathan Aranda to 3rd. Ryan Vilade to 2nd. CWS 3, TB 0
- B4
Single Ryan Vilade singles on a fly ball to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Jonathan Aranda to 2nd. CWS 3, TB 0
- B4
Lineout Junior Caminero lines out sharply to right fielder Everson Pereira. CWS 3, TB 0
- B4
Single Jonathan Aranda singles on a line drive to center fielder Tristan Peters. CWS 3, TB 0
- T4
Strikeout Drew Romo strikes out swinging. CWS 3, TB 0
- T4
Strikeout Everson Pereira strikes out swinging. CWS 3, TB 0
- T4
Bunt Pop Out Chase Meidroth bunt pops out softly to third baseman Junior Caminero in foul territory. CWS 3, TB 0
- T4
Single Tristan Peters singles on a line drive to right fielder Jonny DeLuca. CWS 3, TB 0
- T4
Home Run Andrew Benintendi homers (12) on a fly ball to right center field. CWS 3, TB 0
- B3
Pop Out Yandy Díaz pops out to shortstop Colson Montgomery. CWS 2, TB 0
- B3
Pop Out Nick Fortes pops out to second baseman Chase Meidroth. CWS 2, TB 0
- B3
Strikeout Cedric Mullins strikes out swinging. CWS 2, TB 0
- T3
Strikeout Colson Montgomery strikes out swinging, catcher Nick Fortes to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. CWS 2, TB 0
- T3
Strikeout Miguel Vargas called out on strikes. CWS 2, TB 0
- T3
Strikeout Munetaka Murakami strikes out swinging. CWS 2, TB 0
- B2
Groundout Ben Williamson grounds out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CWS 2, TB 0
- B2
Pop Out Jonny DeLuca pops out to second baseman Chase Meidroth. CWS 2, TB 0
- B2
Sac Bunt Chandler Simpson out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Anthony Kay to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Ryan Vilade to 2nd. CWS 2, TB 0
- B2
Single Ryan Vilade singles on a fly ball to right fielder Everson Pereira. CWS 2, TB 0
- T2
Groundout Sam Antonacci grounds out, shortstop Ben Williamson to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. CWS 2, TB 0
- T2
Strikeout Drew Romo called out on strikes. CWS 2, TB 0
- T2
Forceout White Sox challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Everson Pereira grounds into a force out, second baseman Ryan Vilade to shortstop Ben Williamson. Chase Meidroth out at 2nd. Everson Pereira to 1st. CWS 2, TB 0
- T2
Single Chase Meidroth singles on a ground ball to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. CWS 2, TB 0
- B1
Grounded Into DP Junior Caminero grounds into a double play, third baseman Miguel Vargas to second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Jonathan Aranda out at 2nd. Junior Caminero out at 1st. CWS 2, TB 0
- B1
Field Error Jonathan Aranda reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CWS 2, TB 0
- B1
Flyout Yandy Díaz flies out to right fielder Everson Pereira. CWS 2, TB 0
- T1
Strikeout Tristan Peters strikes out swinging. CWS 2, TB 0
- T1
Field Error Andrew Benintendi reaches on a fielding error by pitcher Griffin Jax. Sam Antonacci scores. Colson Montgomery to 3rd. CWS 1, TB 0
- T1
Double Colson Montgomery doubles (18) on a ground ball to right fielder Jonny DeLuca. Sam Antonacci to 3rd. CWS 0, TB 0
- T1
Pop Out Miguel Vargas pops out to first baseman Jonathan Aranda in foul territory. CWS 0, TB 0
- T1
Strikeout Munetaka Murakami called out on strikes. CWS 0, TB 0
- T1
Field Error Sam Antonacci reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Ryan Vilade. CWS 0, TB 0