Thursday, April 16, 2026
Tampa Bay Rays at Chicago White Sox
TB
Tampa Bay Rays
11-7 · W6
CWS
Chicago White Sox
5-14 · L3
Tampa Bay Rays beat Chicago White Sox 5-3 at Rate Field. Kevin Kelly earned the win; Seranthony Domínguez took the loss. Bryan Baker recorded the save.
The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Chicago White Sox 5-3 at Rate Field, getting a strong performance from reliever Kevin Kelly who earned the win. The Rays used a balanced offensive attack with home runs from Junior Caminero, Everson Pereira, and timely hitting throughout, while Bryan Baker locked down the save.
Junior Caminero and Everson Pereira each homered for Tampa Bay, both going deep and driving in a run in the victory.
Miguel Vargas provided the White Sox offense with a solo home run in the third inning, his second of the season.
Kevin Kelly picked up the win in relief while Seranthony Domínguez took the loss for Chicago.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| CWS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
Miguel Vargas homers (2) on a fly ball to left field.
Taylor Walls singles on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Jonny DeLuca scores. Nick Fortes to 2nd.
Edgar Quero hits a ground-rule double (1) on a line drive to left field. Chase Meidroth scores. Everson Pereira to 3rd.
Richie Palacios singles on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci, deflected by third baseman Miguel Vargas. Cedric Mullins scores. Yandy Díaz to 2nd.
Everson Pereira homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field.
Junior Caminero homers (4) on a line drive to left center field.
Hunter Feduccia walks. Yandy Díaz scores. Jonathan Aranda to 3rd. Richie Palacios to 2nd.
Taylor Walls walks. Jonathan Aranda scores. Richie Palacios to 3rd. Hunter Feduccia to 2nd.
Key Performers
Junior Caminero
TB
2-5, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Everson Pereira
CWS
2-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Miguel Vargas
CWS
1-5, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Taylor Walls
TB
1-4, 2 RBI
Batting
| TB | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Walls SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Richie Palacios 2B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ryan Vilade 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Jake Fraley RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Chandler Simpson LF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jonny DeLuca RF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Hunter Feduccia C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Jonathan Aranda 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Nick Fortes C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Yandy Díaz DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ben Williamson 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Junior Caminero 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Cedric Mullins CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| CWS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan Peters CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Tanner Murray SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Munetaka Murakami 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Chase Meidroth 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Colson Montgomery SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Edgar Quero C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Andrew Benintendi DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Everson Pereira RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Sam Antonacci LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Derek Hill CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Miguel Vargas 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Pitching
| TB | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matz | 5.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 74-50 | 3.80 |
| Jax | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22-13 | 7.50 |
| Kelly (W, 2-1) | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26-15 | 7.04 |
| Baker (S, 4) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-12 | 3.68 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| CWS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leasure | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21-12 | 3.48 |
| Kay | 2.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 71-43 | 2.60 |
| Hicks, J | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19-13 | 5.40 |
| Taylor, G | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 35-22 | 1.86 |
| Newcomb, S (BS, 1) | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21-17 | 4.38 |
| Domínguez (L, 1-2)(BS, 2) | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 32-19 | 7.50 |
| Sims | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23-11 | 3.68 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 |