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Eflin allows 1 run in 7 innings as Rays beat White Sox 5-1 for 5th consecutive win

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Zach Eflin allowed one run and six hits in seven innings as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago White Sox 5-1 on Tuesday night for their fifth consecutive win.

Randy Arozarena and Isaac Paredes homered for the Rays, who moved over .500 at 19-18.

Eflin (2-4) lost the shutout when Paul DeJong homered with two outs in the seventh.

“Really good stuff, really good command,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said. “He was really sharp. He made some big pitches when he had to.”

The right-hander worked out of a bases-loaded, two-out jam in the fifth by getting a flyball from Gavin Sheets on a 3-0 pitch. Eflin also retired Sheets on a grounder with two on and two outs in the seventh.

“I was kind of surprised he swung at it, but I’ll take it any day,” Eflin said of Sheets' at-bat in the fifth. “Threw a pretty good sinker and he hit a flyball to right that got me out of the jam.”

Eflin earned his first win since April 2. He lost his previous three decisions.

The AL-worst White Sox (8-28) have dropped the first two games of the series to fall 20 games under .500, equaling a season high. Chicago swept a three-game series from the Rays at home April 26-28.

It's the worst 36-game start in White Sox history.

“One thing this game teaches you is short-term memory,” manager Pedro Grifol said. “Regardless of whether you win or lose, you need to have short-term memory in this game. It’s the only way to get through a full season.”

Arozarena put the Rays up 4-0 on a two-run homer off Michael Soroka (0-4) in the third. The 2023 AL All-Star has three homers in his last five games and has raised his batting average from .143 to .152 during the series with Chicago.

“I think we’re seeing a guy that is starting to feel a little bit better about himself,” Cash said.

Harold Ramírez had an RBI single in a two-run second.

Soroka allowed four runs, three hits and four walks over five innings.

Paredes made it 5-0 on a solo homer off Brad Keller in the sixth.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Rays: RHP Ryan Pepiot, hit on the left calf by a 107.5 mph liner off the bat of Mets outfielder Starling Marte on Sunday, is expected to go on the injured list. “We'll have probably more of an announcement tomorrow, but (it's) likely,” Cash said. Pepiot had a second CT scan that showed no broken bones. … Tampa Bay closer Pete Fairbanks (nerve-related hand issues) allowed two hits over a scoreless inning in his initial appearance with Triple-A Durham. … 2B Brandon Lowe (right oblique strain) doubled in two at-bats in his first game with Durham.

UP NEXT

White Sox RHP Chris Flexen (1-3, 4.85 ERA) and Rays RHP Aaron Civale (2-2, 6.14) are Wednesday night’s starters. Civale has allowed 18 runs in 13 2/3 innings over his last three starts.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
White Sox CHW8-28	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	6	1
Rays TB19-18	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	X	5	8	2

Tropicana FieldSt. Petersburg, FL

W: Z. Eflin (2-4)L: M. Soroka (0-4)S: (0)

CHWWhite Sox

TBRays

.Z. EflinZach Eflin
P
7.0 IP, ER, 3 SO, 94 P
.I. ParedesIsaac Paredes
3B
3-4, 2 R, RBI, HR

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
N. Lopez 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	.212	.291	.222	.513	0.5
G. Sheets RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.260	.350	.442	.792	0.0
E. Jimenez DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.266	.360	.626	0.0
A. Vaughn 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.183	.241	.230	.471	-0.5
A. Benintendi LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.184	.215	.272	.487	-1.0
B. Ramos 3B	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.300	.333	.300	.633	2.0
R. Ortega CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.100	.000	.100	0.0
P. DeJong SS	3	1	2	1	1	0	0	2	.228	.276	.435	.710	8.0
K. Lee C	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	.273	.314	.455	.769	1.5

HITTERS	AB
N. Lopez 2B	4
G. Sheets RF	4
E. Jimenez DH	4
A. Vaughn 1B	4
A. Benintendi LF	4
B. Ramos 3B	3
R. Ortega CF	4
P. DeJong SS	3
K. Lee C	4

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
Y. Diaz 1B	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.289	.290	.579	1.0
J. Lowe RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	.333	.333	.444	.778	0.5
R. Arozarena LF	3	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	.152	.253	.311	.564	6.5
I. Paredes 3B	4	2	3	1	1	0	0	0	.299	.384	.520	.903	9.0
R. Palacios 2B	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	.284	.414	.432	.846	1.5
H. Ramirez DH	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	.285	.299	.333	.633	1.5
J. DeLuca CF	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	.389	.450	.722	1.172	4.0
B. Rortvedt C	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	.333	.432	.381	.813	1.0
J. Caballero SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.259	.315	.379	.694	0.0

HITTERS	AB
Y. Diaz 1B	4
J. Lowe RF	4
R. Arozarena LF	3
I. Paredes 3B	4
R. Palacios 2B	3
H. Ramirez DH	4
J. DeLuca CF	3
B. Rortvedt C	3
J. Caballero SS	3

HR - P. DeJong (4)
RBI - P. DeJong (8)
2-Out RBI - P. DeJong
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - G. Sheets 3 (3), P. DeJong

2B - J. DeLuca
HR - R. Arozarena (6), I. Paredes (8)
RBI - R. Arozarena 2 (13), I. Paredes (19), H. Ramirez (12)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - B. Rortvedt 2 (2), J. Caballero

CS - R. Arozarena

DP - (DeJong-Vaughn)
E - P. DeJong (5)

DP - (Paredes-Caballero-Diaz)
E - J. Caballero 2 (7)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
M. Soroka (L, 0-4)	5.0	3	4	3	4	4	1	6.34	1.59	2.0
B. Keller	3.0	5	1	1	0	0	1	3.86	1.50	3.0

PITCHERS	IP
M. Soroka (L, 0-4)	5.0
B. Keller	3.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
Z. Eflin (W, 2-4)	7.0	6	1	1	0	3	1	3.75	1.13	25.5
P. Maton	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5.93	1.39	4.0
M. Rodriguez	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.23	2.08	1.0

PITCHERS	IP
Z. Eflin (W, 2-4)	7.0
P. Maton	1.0
M. Rodriguez	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - M. Soroka 102-59, B. Keller 60-39
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - M. Soroka 7-4, B. Keller 6-4
Batters Faced - M. Soroka 21, B. Keller 14

Pitches-Strikes - Z. Eflin 94-65, P. Maton 15-9, M. Rodriguez 16-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Z. Eflin 9-9, P. Maton 1-0, M. Rodriguez 1-0
Batters Faced - Z. Eflin 29, P. Maton 3, M. Rodriguez 4

.Z. EflinZach Eflin
P
7.0 IP, ER, 3 SO, 94 P
.I. ParedesIsaac Paredes
3B
3-4, 2 R, RBI, HR

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
White Sox CHW8-28	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	6	1
Rays TB19-18	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	X	5	8	2

Tropicana FieldSt. Petersburg, FL

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
N. Lopez 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	.212	.291	.222	.513	0.5
G. Sheets RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.260	.350	.442	.792	0.0
E. Jimenez DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.266	.360	.626	0.0
A. Vaughn 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.183	.241	.230	.471	-0.5
A. Benintendi LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.184	.215	.272	.487	-1.0
B. Ramos 3B	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.300	.333	.300	.633	2.0
R. Ortega CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.100	.000	.100	0.0
P. DeJong SS	3	1	2	1	1	0	0	2	.228	.276	.435	.710	8.0
K. Lee C	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	.273	.314	.455	.769	1.5
Total	34	1	6	1	1	1	5	12	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
N. Lopez 2B	4
G. Sheets RF	4
E. Jimenez DH	4
A. Vaughn 1B	4
A. Benintendi LF	4
B. Ramos 3B	3
R. Ortega CF	4
P. DeJong SS	3
K. Lee C	4
Total	34

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
Y. Diaz 1B	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.289	.290	.579	1.0
J. Lowe RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	.333	.333	.444	.778	0.5
R. Arozarena LF	3	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	.152	.253	.311	.564	6.5
I. Paredes 3B	4	2	3	1	1	0	0	0	.299	.384	.520	.903	9.0
R. Palacios 2B	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	.284	.414	.432	.846	1.5
H. Ramirez DH	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	.285	.299	.333	.633	1.5
J. DeLuca CF	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	.389	.450	.722	1.172	4.0
B. Rortvedt C	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	.333	.432	.381	.813	1.0
J. Caballero SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.259	.315	.379	.694	0.0
Total	31	5	8	4	2	4	4	11	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
Y. Diaz 1B	4
J. Lowe RF	4
R. Arozarena LF	3
I. Paredes 3B	4
R. Palacios 2B	3
H. Ramirez DH	4
J. DeLuca CF	3
B. Rortvedt C	3
J. Caballero SS	3
Total	31

HR - P. DeJong (4)
RBI - P. DeJong (8)
2-Out RBI - P. DeJong
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - G. Sheets 3 (3), P. DeJong

2B - J. DeLuca
HR - R. Arozarena (6), I. Paredes (8)
RBI - R. Arozarena 2 (13), I. Paredes (19), H. Ramirez (12)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - B. Rortvedt 2 (2), J. Caballero

CS - R. Arozarena

DP - (DeJong-Vaughn)
E - P. DeJong (5)

DP - (Paredes-Caballero-Diaz)
E - J. Caballero 2 (7)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
M. Soroka (L, 0-4)	5.0	3	4	3	4	4	1	6.34	1.59	2.0
B. Keller	3.0	5	1	1	0	0	1	3.86	1.50	3.0
Total	8.0	8	5	4	4	4	2	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
M. Soroka (L, 0-4)	5.0
B. Keller	3.0
Total	8.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
Z. Eflin (W, 2-4)	7.0	6	1	1	0	3	1	3.75	1.13	25.5
P. Maton	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5.93	1.39	4.0
M. Rodriguez	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.23	2.08	1.0
Total	9.0	6	1	1	1	5	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
Z. Eflin (W, 2-4)	7.0
P. Maton	1.0
M. Rodriguez	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - M. Soroka 102-59, B. Keller 60-39
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - M. Soroka 7-4, B. Keller 6-4
Batters Faced - M. Soroka 21, B. Keller 14

Pitches-Strikes - Z. Eflin 94-65, P. Maton 15-9, M. Rodriguez 16-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Z. Eflin 9-9, P. Maton 1-0, M. Rodriguez 1-0
Batters Faced - Z. Eflin 29, P. Maton 3, M. Rodriguez 4

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

2ND INNING
Ramirez singled to left center, Paredes scored, Palacios to second 0 1
Rortvedt grounded into double play shortstop to first, Palacios scored, Ramirez to third, DeLuca out at second 0 2
3RD INNING
Arozarena homered to left, Diaz scored 0 4
6TH INNING
Paredes homered to left 0 5
7TH INNING
DeJong homered to left 1 5

2ND INNING
	Ramirez singled to left center, Paredes scored, Palacios to second	0	1
	Rortvedt grounded into double play shortstop to first, Palacios scored, Ramirez to third, DeLuca out at second	0	2

3RD INNING
	Arozarena homered to left, Diaz scored	0	4

6TH INNING
	Paredes homered to left	0	5

7TH INNING
	DeJong homered to left	1	5

1ST INNING
White Sox
Z. Eflin Pitching:
N. Lopez: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Lopez flied out to deep right
G. Sheets: Strike looking, Foul, Sheets grounded out to shortstop
E. Jimenez: Ball, Foul, Jimenez popped out to second
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rays
M. Soroka Pitching:
Y. Diaz: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Diaz grounded out to third
J. Lowe: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Lowe grounded out to first
R. Arozarena: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Arozarena walked
I. Paredes: Ball, Strike looking, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Arozarena caught stealing second, catcher to second
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
White Sox
Z. Eflin Pitching:
A. Vaughn: Ball, Foul, Ball, Vaughn popped out to shortstop
A. Benintendi: Ball, Ball, Benintendi lined out to second
B. Ramos: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Ramos singled to left
R. Ortega: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ortega safe at first on shortstop Caballero fielding error, Ramos to second
P. DeJong: DeJong flied out to deep right
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Rays
M. Soroka Pitching:
I. Paredes: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Paredes singled to shallow right
R. Palacios: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Palacios walked, Paredes to second
H. Ramirez: Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ramirez singled to left center, Paredes scored, Palacios to second
J. DeLuca: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, DeLuca walked, Palacios to third, Ramirez to second
B. Rortvedt: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Rortvedt grounded into double play shortstop to first, Palacios scored, Ramirez to third, DeLuca out at second
J. Caballero: Caballero grounded bunt out to pitcher
End of the 2nd (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error)
3RD INNING
White Sox
Z. Eflin Pitching:
K. Lee: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Lee struck out looking
N. Lopez: Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Lopez struck out looking
G. Sheets: Sheets flied out to deep center
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error)
Rays
M. Soroka Pitching:
Y. Diaz: Diaz safe at first on shortstop DeJong fielding error
J. Lowe: Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Lowe struck out swinging
R. Arozarena: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Arozarena homered to left, Diaz scored
I. Paredes: Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Paredes flied out to deep center
R. Palacios: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Palacios struck out looking
End of the 3rd (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
White Sox
Z. Eflin Pitching:
E. Jimenez: Ball, Foul, Jimenez flied out to center
A. Vaughn: Strike looking, Vaughn flied out to deep right
A. Benintendi: Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Benintendi struck out looking
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rays
M. Soroka Pitching:
H. Ramirez: Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Ramirez struck out swinging
J. DeLuca: Ball, DeLuca grounded out to shortstop
B. Rortvedt: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Rortvedt walked
J. Caballero: Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Caballero flied out to deep center
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
White Sox
Z. Eflin Pitching:
B. Ramos: Ball, Strike looking, Ramos grounded out to second
R. Ortega: Ball, Strike looking, Ortega popped out to shortstop
P. DeJong: DeJong singled to deep left
K. Lee: Strike (foul tip), Ball, Lee reached on an infield single to shortstop, DeJong to second
N. Lopez: Lopez reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, DeJong to third, Lee to second on shortstop Caballero fielding error
G. Sheets: Ball, Ball, Ball, Sheets flied out to right
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rays
M. Soroka Pitching:
Y. Diaz: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Foul, Diaz lined out to right
J. Lowe: Lowe grounded out to third
R. Arozarena: Strike looking, Foul, Strike looking, Arozarena struck out looking
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error)
6TH INNING
White Sox
Z. Eflin Pitching:
E. Jimenez: Ball, Jimenez grounded out to shortstop
A. Vaughn: Strike looking, Foul, Vaughn grounded out to shortstop
A. Benintendi: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Benintendi flied out to center
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rays
Brad Keller relieved Mike Soroka
I. Paredes: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Paredes homered to left
R. Palacios: Ball, Ball, Palacios flied out to center
H. Ramirez: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Ramirez grounded out to third
J. DeLuca: Strike looking, Foul, DeLuca reached on an infield single to shortstop
B. Rortvedt: Strike looking, Rortvedt grounded out to third
End of the 6th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
White Sox
Z. Eflin Pitching:
B. Ramos: Ball, Strike looking, Ramos grounded out to shortstop
R. Ortega: Ortega flied out to deep center
P. DeJong: Strike looking, Strike swinging, DeJong homered to left
K. Lee: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Lee singled to deep center
N. Lopez: Strike swinging, Lopez singled to right, Lee to third
G. Sheets: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Sheets grounded out to third
Middle of the 7th (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rays
B. Keller Pitching:
J. Caballero: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Caballero popped out to shortstop
Y. Diaz: Strike looking, Ball, Diaz grounded out to third
J. Lowe: Ball, Ball, Foul, Lowe singled to right
R. Arozarena: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Arozarena flied out to right
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
White Sox
Phil Maton relieved Zach Eflin
E. Jimenez: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Jimenez grounded out to second
A. Vaughn: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Vaughn struck out swinging
A. Benintendi: Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Benintendi struck out swinging
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rays
B. Keller Pitching:
I. Paredes: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Paredes singled to left
R. Palacios: Strike looking, Palacios lined out to center
H. Ramirez: Ramirez flied out to deep center
J. DeLuca: Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, DeLuca doubled to deep left, Paredes to third
B. Rortvedt: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Rortvedt grounded out to second
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
White Sox
Manuel Rodriguez relieved Phil Maton
B. Ramos: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ramos walked
R. Ortega: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Ortega grounded into double play third to shortstop to first, Ramos out at second
P. DeJong: Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, DeJong hit by pitch
K. Lee: Strike looking, Lee lined out to right
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

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Eflin allows 1 run in 7 innings as Rays beat White Sox 5-1 for 5th consecutive win