Tyler Greene hit a two-run homer to help the White Sox in a 5-4 win over the visiting Rays. Hector Gimenez and Conor Gillaspie each connected on solo shots for Chicago while Adam Dunn singled in a run. Jake Peavy went six-and-a-two-thirds innings while allowing three runs and fanning six to improve to 3-and-1. Despite allowing a run in the ninth, Addison Reed recorded his eighth save. The Sox have won three straight. Matt Joyce hit a solo homer and drove in two for Tampa Bay while Evan Longoria also went deep for the sixth time this year. Roberto Hernandez allowed five runs over six innings to suffer the loss as the Rays dropped their third in four games.
Game #3 of the series is tonight at U.S. Cellular Field. The Pre-Game Show begins at 5:35 on Newstalk 1060.
Anthony Rizzo was 3-for-4 with a pair of two-run home runs as the Cubs doubled up the Marlins, 4-2. Dave Sappelt scored twice while Darwin Barney was 3-for-3 at the plate for Chicago, which has won the first two of this four-game series. Scott Feldman allowed two runs over six-and-two-thirds innings for his first win of the season. Kevin Gregg earned his second save. Joe Mahoney hit a solo homer for Miami, which has lost five of its last six. Wade LeBlanc gave up four runs in six-plus frames for the loss.
