Tampa Bay 9, Chi. White Sox 7
When: 8:10 PM ET, Friday, April 8, 2011
Where: U.S Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature:
44°
Umpires:
Home -
Dana DeMuth, 1B -
Kerwin Danley, 2B -
Paul Nauert, 3B -
Doug Eddings
Attendance:
20199
By SportsDirect Inc.
Dan Johnson's three-run homer in the top of the ninth inning capped a furious rally as the Tampa Bay Rays earned their first victory of the year, 9-7 over the host Chicago White Sox on Friday night.
Trailing 7-4 entering the ninth, the Rays (1-6) plated five unearned runs against Matt Thornton (0-1). Elliott Johnson led off with a pinch-hit single and scored when Chicago's Alexei Ramirez made a throwing error on Sam Fuld's infield single. After Johnny Damon reached on a dropped fly ball by Juan Pierre, B.J. Upton cut it to 7-6 with an RBI single before Johnson's go-ahead shot over the right-field wall.
Kyle Farnsworth pitched a scoreless ninth inning to save it for Adam Russell (1-0), who got the win despite facing one batter in the bottom of the eighth.
Mark Teahen's two-run single in the eighth had given the White Sox (4-3) a seemingly safe three-run lead. Gordon Beckham finished with three hits for Chicago, including a first-inning home run.
Tampa Bay had totaled eight runs in its first six games. It was only the second time the Rays scored more than one run in a game.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Tampa Bay |
|
Chi. White Sox |
|
James Shields
|
Player |
John Danks
|
|
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
|
6.0 |
IP |
6.0 |
|
0 |
Strikeouts |
5 |
|
8 |
Hits |
6 |
|
7.50 |
ERA |
6.00 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Tampa Bay
|
10 |
2 |
18 |
.256 |
16 |
7 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
| Chi. White Sox
|
11 |
3 |
24 |
.314 |
10 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
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