Tampa Bay Rays vs Chicago White Sox Box Score on Sep 01, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Sep 1, 2017

CHICAGO -- Blake Snell won for just the third time in 21 career road starts and Logan Morrison drove in three runs to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 3-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.

Snell (3-6) allowed an unearned run and six hits in 6 2/3 innings. He picked up both of his previous 2017 victories in August. In his last 10 starts, the left-hander has a 2.93 ERA.

Morrison went 3-for-4 with a home run to help the Rays (68-68) in the wild-card race. Tampa Bay has won six of eight.

Alex Colome picked up his major league-leading 41st save in 46 opportunities.

The White Sox (52-81) have lost four straight.

Reynaldo López, who was activated from the 10-day disabled list before the game, struck out seven but allowed three runs in six innings. He was sidelined since Aug. 18 with a strained back.

Lopez (0-2) was 0-1 with a 6.97 ERA in two starts after he was recalled from Triple-A on Aug. 11.

Tim Anderson lined out to leave the bases loaded in the seventh inning for the White Sox.

The Rays turned three double plays.

Morrison hit his 34th home run of the season, a two-run shot, in the first inning. Morrison's previous career high for home runs in a season was 23 in 2011. He has five home runs in his last five games.

The White Sox pulled within one in the second inning when Kevan Smith scored from second base on Morrison's throwing error on a Leury Garcia single.

Morrison's RBI single in the third extended Tampa Bay's lead to 3-1.

NOTES: White Sox 1B Jose Abreu (right elbow) sat out for the second straight day for rest, though manager Rick Renteria said Abreu wanted to play. ... White Sox OF Leury Garcia (right hand contusion) exited the game after the fourth inning. ... The Rays recalled C Curt Casali, RHP Ryne Stanek and LHP Adam Kolarek from Triple-A Durham for the team's September call-ups. ... Casali, 28, hit .263 with 48 RBIs in 85 games at Triple-A. He has hit .195 in 152 games in parts of three major league seasons, the most recent in 2016. ... Stanek, 26, was 0-0 with a 6.39 ERA in 13 previous outings with Tampa Bay this season for his first major league action. He was 3-0 with a 1.21 ERA at Triple-A. ... Kolarek, 28, was 1-0 with a 5.87 ERA in 11 appearances this season with the Rays. He was 3-4 with a 1.65 ERA at Triple-A. ... The White Sox activated RHP Reynaldo López from the 10-day disabled list, recalled RHP Carson Fulmer from Triple-A Charlotte and purchased the contract of LHP David Holmberg from Triple-A. ... López, 23, (strained back) went on the DL Aug. 19 (retroactive to Aug. 18). He was 0-1 with a 6.97 ERA in two starts after he was recalled from Triple-A on Aug. 11. ... Fulmer, 23, made his first major league start on Aug. 21 during a doubleheader against Minnesota. He allowed six runs in 1 1/3 innings. He was 7-9 with a 5.79 ERA in Triple-A this season. ... Holmberg, 26, was 2-3 with a 3.55 ERA with the White Sox this season before he was outrighted to Triple-A on Aug. 11. He went 3-1 with a 2.78 ERA with Triple-A Charlotte. ... White Sox 2B Yoan Moncada (right shin contusion) is starting baseball activities this weekend but not expected to be activated from the 10-day DL until Monday when he is eligible.