ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, USA — Chris Flexen pitched six innings of brilliance, Paul DeJong hit another home run and the Chicago White Sox avoided what would have been their seventh sweep of the season by beating the Rays 4-1 on Wednesday. from Tampa Bay.
The White Sox, the worst team in the American League with a record of 9-28, won their season series against the Rays 4-2. They swept Tampa Bay in three home games, April 26-28.
Flexen (2-3) struck out eight, allowed one run and allowed three hits. The right-hander pitched five scoreless innings on April 26, in a 9-4 win over Tampa Bay.
Michael Kopech, Chicago’s third reliever, pitched the ninth for his third save in four opportunities.
DeJong hit his two-run shot off Aaron Civale (2-3) in the fifth inning to make the score 2-1 in favor of Chicago. He had homered on Tuesday, in a 5-1 loss.
For the White Sox, Dominican Eloy Jiménez is 5-1. Cuban Bryan Ramos was 2-for-4 with one run scored and one RBI. Puerto Rican Martín Maldonado 4-0.
For the Rays, Cuban Yandy Díaz was 1-for-4 with one run scored. Mexicans Randy Arozarena 4-0, Isaac Paredes 3-1 with an RBI. Colombian Harold Ramírez 4-2. The Dominicans Amed Rosario 3-0, José Siri 3-0. Panamanian José Caballero 2-0.
