TAMPA, Fla. — \u2014 Colson Montgomery hit a three-run homer in the second inning and a two-run double in the eighth, rallying the Chicago White Sox to an 11-9 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
Kyle Teel launched his first major league homer for the White Sox, who trailed 4-0 after the first and 7-5 through seven. He finished with four hits and scored three times.<\/p>\n
Chicago (37-66) took two of three games from the Rays at George M. Steinbrenner Field to complete a 5-1 trip.<\/p>\n
Tampa Bay (53-50) has lost 11 of 16.<\/p>\n
Montgomery, a rookie shortstop called up to the majors on July 4, connected off starter Taj Bradley for his second big league homer and set a career high with five RBI.<\/p>\n
Tampa Bay opened the bottom of the first with four straight hits off Jonathan Cannon, including two-run homers by Yandy D\u00edaz and Junior Caminero.<\/p>\n
Handed a 4-0 lead, however, Bradley gave up four runs in the second and didn\u2019t get through the inning. He was optioned to Triple-A Durham after the game.<\/p>\n
Chicago trailed 7-5 before scoring six times in the eighth. Teel singled home a run and Montgomery smacked a go-ahead double off the center-field wall. A throwing error by second baseman Jos\u00e9 Caballero allowed another run to score, and RBI singles by Mike Tauchman and Chase Meidroth capped the outburst.<\/p>\n
Jordan Leasure (3-5) worked a scoreless seventh for the win. Dan Altavilla got three outs for his third major league save and second this season.<\/p>\n
Key moment<\/p>\n
Rays reliever Kevin Kelly (0-2) entered with a two-run lead and got only one out. He was charged with six runs, five earned, four hits and two walks.<\/p>\n
Key stats<\/p>\n
Cannon regrouped to strike out a career-high nine over 4 1\/3 innings, but was tagged for six runs \u2014 five earned \u2014 and seven hits. … D\u00edaz’s home run pushed him past 400 career RBI.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
The White Sox host the crosstown-rival Chicago Cubs on Friday night, with Adrian Houser (5-2, 1.89 ERA) on the mound.<\/p>\n
Zack Littell (8-7, 3.52) starts Friday for the Rays in Cincinnati.<\/p>\n
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