It's the longest streak to start a year since the 2009 Los Angeles Dodgers went 13-0. “I had a rough first, and then kind of felt like it changed and we carried that for a while,”Kopech said. Kopech rebounded to last five innings, allowing five runs, six hits, four walks with nine strikeouts during a career-high 104 pitch outing. Beeks walked Andrus and Sosa, while the other run came home on a Criswell wild pitch. The White Sox took a 6-4 lead as Jalen Beeks and Cooper Criswell combined to walk six and strikeout three. Kevin Kelly (2-0) pitched two scoreless innings for Tampa Bay, which is 4-3 since starting the season with a 13-game winning streak.Įlvis Andrus and Lenyn Sosa drew run-scoring bases-loaded walks during a go-ahead three-run third-inning in which the Chicago White Sox didn't put the ball in play. To see that happen, it’s pretty tough for him."ĭiaz singled and Lowe pulled a slider for the winning home run. “I feel for Lopey right there,” Kopech said. The ball dropped out of a fan's hands and back onto the field, determined to be a home run during a video review.
Yandy Díaz hit and RBI single in the fourth and Tampa Bay came from behind in a three-run ninth off López (0-2), who is filling in while closer Liam Hendriks is treated for non-Hodgkin lymphoma, which is remission.īethancourt led off by driving a fastball to the opposite field in right. “I don’t know if we could say we saw that one coming.” Rays manager Kevin Cash said. Tampa Bay is 11-0 at home.Ĭhicago was ahead 7-4 in the fourth after Eloy Jiménez hit his first home run this year, but Chicago couldn't hold the lead and lost for the seventh time in nine games. Harold Ramírez had a two-run homer off Michael Kopech during a four-run first for the Rays, who matched the 2019 Seattle Mariners as the only teams since 1901 to homer in each of their first 20 games. I think this might be my first walkoff homer of my life, honestly.” PETERSBURG, Fla, - Christian Bethancourt hit a leadoff homer in the ninth and Brandon Lowe followed with a walkoff two-run shot off Reynaldo López to lead the Tampa Bay Rays over the Chicago White Sox 8-7 on Friday night. Bethancourt, Lowe homer in 9th, Rays beat White Sox 8-7
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