MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
09/09/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 2745 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (50-94) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Chicago White Sox (72-73) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 3 6 1
White Sox Deal Tampa Bay 3-1 Defeat
Chicago beat Tampa Bay on the strength of starting pitcher Joe Musgrove's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 3-1. The loss makes Tampa Bay 50-94.

Luis Robert Jr., who led the AL in triples with 9 in 2021, came through for Chicago with a run-scoring double in the bottom of the fourth. The center fielder went 2 for 3 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 1 run and collected 2 RBI.

Musgrove told a Chicago Chronicle reporter that he was "more than satisfied" with the win.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Springer RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238 18 55
J. Bauers 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .181 18 47
T. France DH 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .245 17 64
Z. McKinstry SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .213 4 36
S. Taylor 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .207 1 27
C. Mitchell LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .222 17 62
A. Toro 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .252 17 71
R. Marchan C 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .209 1 19
K. Corona CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .187 3 25
Totals 31 1 6 1 2 9 12      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Toro (36, 9th Inning off B. Abreu, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Mitchell (5, 4th Inning off J. Musgrove, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Z. McKinstry , S. Taylor 2 , C. Mitchell 3 , A. Toro 2 , K. Corona
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. France , Z. McKinstry , R. Marchan 3
GIDP: C. Mitchell
Sac Bunt: G. Springer , S. Taylor
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (McKinstry-Bauers, Toro-Marchan-Bauers)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Wade Jr. DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .239 22 57
S. Suzuki LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .303 9 23
   a-T. Friedl LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 6 19
O. Albies 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .258 26 76
N. Lowe 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .280 22 73
F. Alvarez C 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 .253 30 88
A. Barger 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .259 19 57
L. Robert Jr. CF 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .252 31 82
A. García RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .219 26 72
G. Perdomo SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .193 0 6
Totals 27 3 6 3 7 5 15      
a - T. Friedl substituted for S. Suzuki in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Wade Jr. (18, 3rd Inning off T. Megill, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Robert Jr. (27, 4th Inning off T. Megill, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Robert Jr. (31, 2nd Inning off T. Megill, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Wade Jr. (22, 7th Inning off D. Santana, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Wade Jr. 6 , O. Albies , F. Alvarez , L. Robert Jr. 6
2-out RBI: L. Wade Jr. , L. Robert Jr.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Perdomo
GIDP: O. Albies , A. García
Hit by Pitch: L. Robert Jr.
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: O. Albies (7)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Perdomo (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Albies-Perdomo-Lowe)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Megill L (6-13) 5.1 4 2 2 5 3 1 95 5.30   
D. Santana 1.1 1 1 1 1 2 1 21 5.10   
T. Stephan 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.16   
E. Small 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 4.44   
N. Sandlin 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Megill 50
Batters Faced: T. Megill 23, D. Santana 6, T. Stephan 1, E. Small 3, N. Sandlin 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Megill 3-8, D. Santana 0-2, T. Stephan 0-1, E. Small 0-1, N. Sandlin 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Megill 95-51, D. Santana 21-12, T. Stephan 6-4, E. Small 13-6, N. Sandlin 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Santana 1-0 , T. Stephan 1-0 , N. Sandlin 2-0
Hit Batsmen: N. Sandlin
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Musgrove W (13-7) 7.0 4 1 1 1 7 0 95 4.46   
J. Romano H (11) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 3.17   
R. Lovelady H (20) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.66   
B. Abreu SV (9) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 17 1.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Musgrove 71
Batters Faced: J. Musgrove 26, J. Romano 4, R. Lovelady 1, B. Abreu 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Musgrove 5-9, J. Romano 1-0, R. Lovelady 1-0, B. Abreu 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Musgrove 95-62, J. Romano 16-10, R. Lovelady 6-5, B. Abreu 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Lovelady 2-0
WP: J. Musgrove
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Musgrove
Ballpark: Guaranteed Rate Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 25853
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