Tampa Bay Rays vs Chicago White Sox, July 31, 2026

White SoxCWS
6-1
Final
RaysTB

July 31, 2026, 7:10 PM ET | Tropicana Field

Last 5 Form

Chicago White Sox

3-2

Last 5
L 5-9
vs NYY
L 2-3
vs NYY
W 6-5
vs NYY
W 2-1
vs NYY
W 6-1
@ TB

Tampa Bay Rays

3-2

Last 5
W 1-0
vs CLE
L 1-4
vs TEX
W 3-0
vs TEX
W 3-2
vs TEX
L 1-6
vs CWS

Starting Pitchers

Chicago White Sox

Erick Fedde headshot
Erick Fedde
Recorded starter

Tampa Bay Rays

Nick Martinez headshot
Nick Martinez
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Jul 31, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Chicago White Sox58-51.532#1N/A-
Tampa Bay Rays64-45.587#1N/A-
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Chicago White SoxTampa Bay Rays
.726
OPS
.728
211
HR
169
776
Runs
736
4.12
ERA
3.70
1.31
WHIP
1.14
1337
Strikeouts by pitchers
1322

Lower 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

Munetaka Murakami headshot
Munetaka Murakami

6 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Colson Montgomery headshot
Colson Montgomery

4 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Chase Meidroth headshot
Chase Meidroth

3 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Sean Burke headshot
Sean Burke

6.0 IP, 10 SO, 0.00 ERA

Trevor Richards headshot
Trevor Richards

4.0 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Tyler Schweitzer headshot
Tyler Schweitzer

6.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Tampa Bay Rays

Hitters

Yandy Díaz headshot
Yandy Díaz

4 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Junior Caminero headshot
Junior Caminero

3 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Cedric Mullins headshot
Cedric Mullins

3 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Drew Rasmussen headshot
Drew Rasmussen

7.0 IP, 9 SO, 0.00 ERA

Ian Seymour headshot
Ian Seymour

4.2 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Bryan Baker headshot
Bryan Baker

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Erick Fedde headshot
Erick Fedde
Chicago White Sox, MLBDB pick
Munetaka Murakami headshot
Munetaka Murakami
Chicago White Sox, MLBDB pick
Colson Montgomery headshot
Colson Montgomery
Chicago White Sox, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Chicago White Sox 6, Tampa Bay Rays 1: CWS 8 hits, TB 5 hits; CWS 2 errors, TB 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Chicago White Sox112002000682
Tampa Bay Rays000100000150

Box Score

Batting

Munetaka Murakami and Andrew Benintendi led Chicago White Sox with 2 hits each.

Chicago White Sox batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Sam AntonacciLF5110000
Munetaka Murakami1B4222001
Miguel Vargas3B3111101
Colson MontgomerySS4112021
Andrew BenintendiDH3121101
Braden MontgomeryRF4000000
Tristan PetersCF4000000
Chase Meidroth2B3000000
Drew RomoC4010000
Totals34686224

5 players led Tampa Bay Rays with 1 hit each.

Tampa Bay Rays batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Yandy DíazDH4010020
Jonathan Aranda1B4000000
Junior Caminero3B2111211
Cedric MullinsCF3010010
Ryan ViladePH/RF1000010
Chandler SimpsonLF4010010
Victor Mesa Jr.RF/CF4000000
Richie Palacios2B4000010
Taylor WallsSS3000010
Hunter FeducciaC3010010
Totals32151291

Pitching

Erick Fedde went 5.0 innings for Chicago White Sox (6 SO, 1 ER); Nick Martinez went 6.0 innings for Tampa Bay Rays (2 SO, 6 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Chicago White Sox
Erick Fedde5.0411061
Tyler Schweitzer3.0100220
Trevor Richards1.0000010
Tampa Bay Rays
Nick Martinez6.0766024
Alex Cook2.0100200
Chris Roycroft1.0000000
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • T1

    Home Run Miguel Vargas homers (23) on a fly ball to left field. CWS 1, TB 0

  • T2

    Home Run Andrew Benintendi homers (11) on a fly ball to right field. CWS 2, TB 0

  • T3

    Home Run Munetaka Murakami homers (24) on a fly ball to left center field. Sam Antonacci scores. CWS 4, TB 0

  • B4

    Home Run Junior Caminero homers (30) on a fly ball to center field. CWS 4, TB 1

  • T6

    Home Run Colson Montgomery homers (25) on a fly ball to right field. Munetaka Murakami scores. CWS 6, TB 1

Play-by-Play

All 71 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Strikeout Richie Palacios called out on strikes. CWS 6, TB 1

  • B9

    Pop Out Victor Mesa Jr. pops out to third baseman Miguel Vargas. CWS 6, TB 1

  • B9

    Flyout Chandler Simpson flies out to center fielder Tristan Peters. CWS 6, TB 1

  • T9

    Groundout Sam Antonacci grounds out, shortstop Taylor Walls to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. CWS 6, TB 1

  • T9

    Forceout Drew Romo grounds into a force out, second baseman Richie Palacios to shortstop Taylor Walls. Chase Meidroth out at 2nd. Drew Romo to 1st. CWS 6, TB 1

  • T9

    Hit By Pitch Chase Meidroth hit by pitch. CWS 6, TB 1

  • T9

    Lineout Tristan Peters lines out to left fielder Chandler Simpson. CWS 6, TB 1

  • B8

    Strikeout Ryan Vilade strikes out swinging. CWS 6, TB 1

  • B8

    Walk Junior Caminero walks. CWS 6, TB 1

  • B8

    Lineout Jonathan Aranda lines out sharply to second baseman Chase Meidroth. Throwing error by second baseman Chase Meidroth. CWS 6, TB 1

  • B8

    Double Yandy Díaz doubles (19) on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. CWS 6, TB 1

  • B8

    Flyout Hunter Feduccia flies out to center fielder Tristan Peters. CWS 6, TB 1

  • T8

    Groundout Braden Montgomery grounds out, second baseman Richie Palacios to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. CWS 6, TB 1

  • T8

    Walk Andrew Benintendi walks. Miguel Vargas to 2nd. CWS 6, TB 1

  • T8

    Pop Out Colson Montgomery pops out to third baseman Junior Caminero. CWS 6, TB 1

  • T8

    Walk Miguel Vargas walks. CWS 6, TB 1

  • T8

    Flyout Munetaka Murakami flies out sharply to left fielder Chandler Simpson. CWS 6, TB 1

  • B7

    Groundout Taylor Walls grounds out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CWS 6, TB 1

  • B7

    Flyout Richie Palacios flies out to center fielder Tristan Peters. CWS 6, TB 1

  • B7

    Flyout Victor Mesa Jr. flies out to left fielder Sam Antonacci. CWS 6, TB 1

  • T7

    Flyout Sam Antonacci flies out to center fielder Cedric Mullins. CWS 6, TB 1

  • T7

    Single Drew Romo singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. CWS 6, TB 1

  • T7

    Lineout Chase Meidroth lines out to center fielder Cedric Mullins. CWS 6, TB 1

  • T7

    Flyout Tristan Peters flies out to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. CWS 6, TB 1

  • B6

    Groundout Chandler Simpson grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CWS 6, TB 1

  • B6

    Strikeout Cedric Mullins called out on strikes. CWS 6, TB 1

  • B6

    Walk Junior Caminero walks. CWS 6, TB 1

  • B6

    Lineout Jonathan Aranda lines out to left fielder Sam Antonacci. CWS 6, TB 1

  • T6

    Groundout Braden Montgomery grounds out, shortstop Taylor Walls to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. CWS 6, TB 1

  • T6

    Single Andrew Benintendi singles on a line drive to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. Andrew Benintendi out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. to shortstop Taylor Walls. CWS 6, TB 1

  • T6

    Home Run Colson Montgomery homers (25) on a fly ball to right field. Munetaka Murakami scores. CWS 6, TB 1

  • T6

    Lineout Miguel Vargas lines out to center fielder Cedric Mullins. CWS 4, TB 1

  • T6

    Single Munetaka Murakami singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Cedric Mullins. CWS 4, TB 1

  • B5

    Strikeout Yandy Díaz called out on strikes. CWS 4, TB 1

  • B5

    Single Hunter Feduccia singles on a ground ball to center fielder Tristan Peters, deflected by second baseman Chase Meidroth. CWS 4, TB 1

  • B5

    Groundout Taylor Walls grounds out softly to pitcher Erick Fedde. CWS 4, TB 1

  • B5

    Groundout Richie Palacios grounds out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CWS 4, TB 1

  • T5

    Flyout Sam Antonacci flies out to center fielder Cedric Mullins. CWS 4, TB 1

  • T5

    Groundout Drew Romo grounds out to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. CWS 4, TB 1

  • T5

    Lineout Chase Meidroth lines out to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. CWS 4, TB 1

  • B4

    Lineout Victor Mesa Jr. lines out to center fielder Tristan Peters. CWS 4, TB 1

  • B4

    Single Chandler Simpson singles on a ground ball to second baseman Chase Meidroth. CWS 4, TB 1

  • B4

    Groundout Cedric Mullins grounds out softly, first baseman Munetaka Murakami to pitcher Erick Fedde. CWS 4, TB 1

  • B4

    Home Run Junior Caminero homers (30) on a fly ball to center field. CWS 4, TB 1

  • B4

    Flyout Jonathan Aranda flies out sharply to center fielder Tristan Peters. CWS 4, TB 0

  • T4

    Pop Out Tristan Peters pops out to shortstop Taylor Walls. CWS 4, TB 0

  • T4

    Groundout Braden Montgomery grounds out to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. CWS 4, TB 0

  • T4

    Lineout Andrew Benintendi lines out to center fielder Cedric Mullins. CWS 4, TB 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Yandy Díaz called out on strikes. CWS 4, TB 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Hunter Feduccia called out on strikes. CWS 4, TB 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Taylor Walls strikes out swinging. CWS 4, TB 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Colson Montgomery strikes out swinging. CWS 4, TB 0

  • T3

    Pop Out Miguel Vargas pops out to second baseman Richie Palacios. CWS 4, TB 0

  • T3

    Home Run Munetaka Murakami homers (24) on a fly ball to left center field. Sam Antonacci scores. CWS 4, TB 0

  • T3

    Single Sam Antonacci singles on a line drive to center fielder Cedric Mullins. CWS 2, TB 0

  • T3

    Groundout Drew Romo grounds out, first baseman Jonathan Aranda to pitcher Nick Martinez. CWS 2, TB 0

  • B2

    Lineout Richie Palacios lines out to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CWS 2, TB 0

  • B2

    Flyout Victor Mesa Jr. flies out sharply to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Cedric Mullins to 3rd. CWS 2, TB 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Drew Romo challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Chandler Simpson called out on strikes. CWS 2, TB 0

  • B2

    Double Cedric Mullins doubles (7) on a line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. CWS 2, TB 0

  • T2

    Groundout Chase Meidroth grounds out softly, pitcher Nick Martinez to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. CWS 2, TB 0

  • T2

    Groundout Tristan Peters grounds out to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. CWS 2, TB 0

  • T2

    Flyout Braden Montgomery flies out to left fielder Chandler Simpson. CWS 2, TB 0

  • T2

    Home Run Andrew Benintendi homers (11) on a fly ball to right field. CWS 2, TB 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Junior Caminero strikes out swinging. CWS 1, TB 0

  • B1

    Pop Out Jonathan Aranda pops out to shortstop Colson Montgomery. CWS 1, TB 0

  • B1

    Pop Out Yandy Díaz pops out to first baseman Munetaka Murakami in foul territory. CWS 1, TB 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Colson Montgomery called out on strikes. CWS 1, TB 0

  • T1

    Home Run Miguel Vargas homers (23) on a fly ball to left field. CWS 1, TB 0

  • T1

    Flyout Munetaka Murakami flies out sharply to center fielder Cedric Mullins. CWS 0, TB 0

  • T1

    Groundout Sam Antonacci grounds out, second baseman Richie Palacios to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. CWS 0, TB 0