White Sox Eliminate Rays From Playoff Contention
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Jose Quintana pitched into the eighth inning and Avisail Garcia had a two-run double to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 4-3 victory over Tampa Bay on Friday night, eliminating the Rays from playoff contention.
Chicago rookie Jose Abreu also had a run-scoring single during a four-run fifth, giving him 104 RBIs for the season.
The Rays had a chance to tie the score in the seventh when Ben Zobrist hit a two-out double off the glove of second baseman Marcus Semien, but Semien recovered the ball in time to throw out Kevin Kiermaier at the plate.
Logan Forsythe drove in Tampa Bay's runs with a two-run double in the first and a leadoff home run in the fourth, his sixth of the season.
Quintana (9-10) gave up three runs -- one earned -- and nine hits in 7 1-3 innings. The right-hander is 3-0 with a 1.65 ERA over his last four starts.
Zach Putnam got the last two outs, striking out Kiermaier with two runners on in the ninth to earn his sixth save.
Jeremy Hellickson (1-4) allowed four runs and seven hits in 4 1-3 innings, failing to get through the fifth for the third time in his last five starts.
The Rays, who dropped to 35-44 at home, began the day 9 1/2 games behind the second AL wild-card spot.
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