MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
08/01/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2235 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 1ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago White Sox (57-54) 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 11 0
Tampa Bay Rays (58-53) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 11 0
Rays Rally Late to Nip White Sox
The Tampa Bay Rays handed the Chicago White Sox a loss at Tropicana Field. The final score was 4-3. Eric Cox was one of the major contributors for Tampa Bay. In addition to his 1 single and 1 home run, he scored 1 run and drove in 2. Tampa Bay reliever Joe Montgomery picked up the win, upping his record to 6-3. Jesús Mejía was saddled with the loss. The win for the Rays raised their record to 58-53.

Jesús Pacheco was the walk-off hero for Tampa Bay. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Rays designated hitter hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"The house was rockin'," said Cox.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Russell 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .287 12 42
G. Wilkins RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 6 .259 13 46
D. Smith 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .302 12 47
A. García LF 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 .250 15 57
J. Reetz C 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .245 6 27
A. Mendoza DH 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 .273 15 63
   a-J. Morrison DH 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .221 5 12
B. Buxton CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .244 7 50
D. Downing SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .260 1 37
J. Peterson 2B 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 .242 2 25
   b-Y. Gudino PH, 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279 2 16
Totals 35 3 11 3 5 7 28      
a - J. Morrison inserted as DH in the 7th
b - Y. Gudino pinch hit for J. Peterson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Wilkins (19, 1st Inning off C. Maynard, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Smith (16, 7th Inning off J. Ingram, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. García (18, 7th Inning off J. Ingram, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Russell , G. Wilkins 2 , D. Smith 3 , A. García 3 , J. Reetz , A. Mendoza , B. Buxton , D. Downing , Y. Gudino
2-out RBI: A. García
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Russell , G. Wilkins 2 , J. Reetz , B. Buxton 2
Sac Bunt: B. Buxton , J. Peterson
Sac Fly: J. Peterson
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Smith (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Davenport RF 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .305 12 62
J. Pacheco DH 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .231 6 25
I. Ramírez 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .268 6 24
E. Cox LF 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .199 16 44
N. Hernández 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .223 1 11
D. Santos CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 8 36
K. Plawecki C 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .222 1 9
E. Vázquez 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .284 2 6
   a-O. Leme PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270 3 36
   b-D. Lacy 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 2 11
A. Rondon SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .235 1 27
Totals 36 4 11 4 1 3 11      
a - O. Leme pinch hit for E. Vázquez in the 8th
b - D. Lacy substituted for O. Leme in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Rondon (17, 2nd Inning off R. Thompson, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Davenport (26, 9th Inning off J. Mejía, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: E. Vázquez (1, 4th Inning off R. Thompson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Cox (16, 1st Inning off R. Thompson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Davenport 4 , J. Pacheco , I. Ramírez , E. Cox 5 , N. Hernández , K. Plawecki , E. Vázquez 3 , A. Rondon 2
2-out RBI: B. Davenport , E. Cox
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Davenport , J. Pacheco , N. Hernández , A. Rondon
Hit by Pitch: A. Rondon
Team LOB: 9
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Thompson 5.2 8 3 3 1 0 1 26 92 3.96   
A. Asher 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 9 39 3.23   
J. Mejía L (3-2) 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 13 4.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Thompson 40
Batters Faced: R. Thompson 26, A. Asher 9, J. Mejía 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Thompson 7-10, A. Asher 2-3, J. Mejía 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Thompson 92-61, A. Asher 39-22, J. Mejía 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Asher 1-1
Hit Batsmen: A. Asher
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Maynard 5.0 8 2 2 2 3 0 25 88 3.31   
T. Larkin 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 13 3.19   
J. Ingram BS (1) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 12 3.41   
C. Sanchez 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 24 4.80   
J. Montgomery W (6-3) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 27 1.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Maynard 44
Batters Faced: C. Maynard 25, T. Larkin 4, J. Ingram 3, C. Sanchez 6, J. Montgomery 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Maynard 9-3, T. Larkin 1-1, J. Ingram 0-1, C. Sanchez 0-3, J. Montgomery 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Maynard 88-52, T. Larkin 13-8, J. Ingram 12-8, C. Sanchez 24-16, J. Montgomery 27-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Larkin 2-0 , C. Sanchez 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Cox
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 4:10 PM ET
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 30983
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