The Tampa Bay Rays visit the host Chicago White Sox for a three-game series starting Friday, both teams sitting at the bottom of their respective divisions. While the Rays have a .500 record and a chance at the AL East title, the White Sox have had a historically bad start to the season, with only 22 wins in their first 25 games.
Curtis Mead’s tiebreaking home run in the sixth inning lifted the Tampa Bay Rays to a 7-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday at Tropicana Field, salvaging the final game of a three-game series. The Rays overcame a 5-4 deficit, with Ben Rortvedt’s RBI single tying the game in the sixth before Mead’s two-run blast gave them the lead for good. Randy Arozarena and Rortvedt also contributed offensively for Tampa Bay, while Chris Devenski earned the win in relief.
Curtis Mead’s first home run of the season and Ben Rortvedt’s two RBIs helped the Tampa Bay Rays defeat the Detroit Tigers 7-5 on Wednesday night, snapping a three-game losing streak. After falling behind 5-4 in the sixth, Mead’s two-run drive off Will Vest put the Rays back in front for good, with Jason Adam and Garrett Cleavinger combining for two perfect innings to secure the win.
The Detroit Tigers’ bullpen, which has been nearly flawless through the first three weeks of the season, has blown a lead. The Tampa Bay Rays scored three runs in the sixth inning to beat the Detroit Tigers 7-5 on Wednesday night at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. The Tigers took two of three from the Rays this week and finished 4-2 on the six-game road swing.
The Tigers scored twice in the top of the sixth to take a 5-4 lead, but the Rays got a couple of hits off Tigers reliever Will Vest in the bottom of the sixth, and Curtis Mead hit a game-winning home run. It was a tough-luck loss for Vest and the Tigers, who couldn’t mount a second comeback in the final three innings.
Tigers starter Jack Flaherty labored early but made it through five innings, allowing four runs on seven hits. He struck out six, didn’t walk a batter and retired the final six batters he faced.
