Rays Beat White Sox 8-3, Extend Streak to Five

In Chicago, Junior Caminero, Jake Fraley and Jonny DeLuca each hit a home run as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Chicago White Sox 8-3 on Wednesday night, extending their winning streak to five games.

The Rays took control early against White Sox starter Sean Burke, who fell to 0-2. Caminero opened the scoring in the third inning with his third home run of the season, a drive down the left-field line that gave Tampa Bay a 1-0 lead. He added an RBI groundout in the fifth, and Jonathan Aranda followed with a double that brought in another run to make it 2-0. Fraley then led off the sixth with his first major league home run, a shot to right field that pushed the advantage to 4-0.

Tampa Bay's offense surged in the seventh, plating four runs capped by DeLuca's three-run homer off reliever Tyler Gilbert. DeLuca had entered the game as a pinch hitter for Fraley. The White Sox, who have lost seven of their last nine games, managed all three of their runs in the ninth inning to avoid their third shutout in five contests.

On the mound, the Rays employed an opener strategy with Cole Sulser pitching the first two innings before Jesse Scholtens entered in relief. Scholtens, now 1-0, allowed...