MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
10/17/2031
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 13693 - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17TH , 2031 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 10 1
Chicago White Sox 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 5 9 1
White Sox Prevail, as Division Series Goes to the Wire
The Chicago White Sox and Tampa Bay Rays put on a classic Division Series that was in question until the final game.

In the end, Chicago won the deciding contest by a score of 5-4, to take the series 3-2.

"It doesn't get much tighter than that. To win a series in the last game is a thrill," said Colson Montgomery, who earned series MVP honors for Chicago. "Our guys are breathing a little easier now."

For the series, Montgomery hit .438 with a .550 on-base percentage. He had 1 home runs, drove in 4 RBI and scored 3 runs.

The Chicago White Sox will play against the Minnesota Twins in the next round. Minnesota won their series against the Texas Rangers 3 games to 1. The League Championship Series is scheduled to begin on October 18th , 2031.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Fuchs 3B 5 2 1 2 0 2 3 .219 2 4
A. Nance SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .167 1 1
G. Fien 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .375 1 4
É. Coulon RF 3 0 2 2 1 1 0 .345 0 5
M. Ghossein 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .179 1 4
J. Strickland CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .321 0 2
N. McDonald LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .214 1 5
   a-I. Ortega LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
O. Serna C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 1 5
J. Wiley DH 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .182 0 0
Totals 37 4 10 4 1 7 16      
a - I. Ortega substituted for N. McDonald in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Fien (3, 1st Inning off C. Heuer, 1 on, 1 out) , É. Coulon (3, 3rd Inning off C. Heuer, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Fuchs (2, 7th Inning off V. Gonzalez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Fuchs 4 , G. Fien 2 , É. Coulon 3 , M. Ghossein , J. Strickland , N. McDonald , J. Wiley 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Nance , G. Fien , M. Ghossein , N. McDonald 2
GIDP: M. Ghossein
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Strickland (2) , J. Wiley (1)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Serna
Double Plays: 1 (Nance-Fien-Ghossein)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Torres CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .105 0 0
S. Pamphile 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .400 0 2
J. Ward DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 3
C. Montgomery 1B 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 .438 1 4
L. del Risco RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .211 1 2
Y. Garcia LF 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 .200 1 1
E. Zaun SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .200 0 0
W. Kath 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .167 1 3
A. Kirk C 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 .333 1 3
Totals 32 5 9 5 4 13 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: Y. Garcia (1, 4th Inning off A. Verdugo, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. del Risco (1, 4th Inning off A. Verdugo, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Kirk (1, 9th Inning off J. Bruihl, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Torres , J. Ward , L. del Risco 4 , Y. Garcia 4 , E. Zaun , W. Kath 2 , A. Kirk 5
2-out RBI: L. del Risco , Y. Garcia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Pamphile , J. Ward , E. Zaun
GIDP: L. del Risco
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: S. Pamphile
Double Plays: 1 (Kath-Pamphile-Montgomery)
PB: A. Kirk
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Verdugo 5.0 5 2 0 2 10 2 85 0.90   
W. Mendes 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 39 1.59   
Y. Watanabe H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 9.00   
J. Bruihl L (0-1), BS (1) 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 11 7.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Verdugo 61
Batters Faced: A. Verdugo 22, W. Mendes 8, Y. Watanabe 3, J. Bruihl 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Verdugo 3-2, W. Mendes 1-3, Y. Watanabe 1-0, J. Bruihl 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Verdugo 85-58, W. Mendes 39-23, Y. Watanabe 13-9, J. Bruihl 11-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Mendes 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Heuer 5.0 5 2 1 1 2 0 66 2.45   
F. Urbina 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 0.00   
V. Gonzalez 1.2 2 2 2 0 1 1 22 6.75   
E. Díaz W (1-0) 1.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 24 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Heuer 52
Batters Faced: C. Heuer 22, F. Urbina 4, V. Gonzalez 7, E. Díaz 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Heuer 5-8, F. Urbina 2-0, V. Gonzalez 2-2, E. Díaz 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Heuer 66-43, F. Urbina 19-12, V. Gonzalez 22-15, E. Díaz 24-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Urbina 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alejandro Kirk
Ballpark: Guaranteed Rate Field
Weather: Rain (53 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 42412
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