CHICAGO -- Chris Archer and the Tampa Bay Rays were well on their way to a lopsided victory over the Chicago White Sox by the time Richie Shaffer homered.
Even so, that drive sparked the biggest celebration. After all, it was his first major league homer -- and the first hit of his career.
"It was what you dream of as a kid growing up, to be a part of that," Shaffer said.
Archer pitched seven strong innings, and Tampa Bay backed him with a season-high four homers while pounding Chris Sale and the White Sox 11-3 on Tuesday night.
Archer (10-8) allowed two runs and six hits for his first win since June 23. And the Rays matched their highest home run total since Sept. 7.
Logan Forsythe, Mikie Mahtook and Asdrubal Cabrera all went deep besides Shaffer. Kevin Kiermaier and Rene Rivera each had three hits, and Tampa Bay improved to 5-0 against Chicago.
Forsythe hit a two-run drive in the first. Mahtook made it 3-1 when he connected leading off the fifth, and the Rays chased Sale (9-7) in a five-run sixth. They sent 10 batters to the plate in that inning and added two more runs in the seventh on back-to-back homers by Cabrera and Shaffer against Daniel Webb.
Shaffer's drive to the right-field bullpen drew quite a reaction from his family and teammates. TV cameras caught his parents jumping out of their seats and hugging.
Shaffer got the silent treatment from the Rays before being drawn into a huddle in the dugout, just about everyone jumping in celebration.
Teammates dumped a cooler on Shaffer during a postgame interview on the field and showered him again in the clubhouse.
"It was an awesome experience, just a lot of fun," said Shaffer, who was called up from Triple-A Durham and debuted Monday.
Archer, who retired the first 19 batters in a loss to Detroit last week, finally got a win after going 0-4 in his previous six starts. The All-Star right-hander struck out seven and walked one.
Chicago's Tyler Saladino hit a solo homer off Archer in the third. Avisail Garcia went deep in the ninth, but the White Sox lost for the fifth time in six games after winning seven in a row.
Sale allowed seven runs in his second straight outing and fell to 1/3 in his past four starts. The four-time All-Star gave up six hits over 5-plus innings.
"I feel fine," Sale said. "My arm feels good, my body feels good, I feel loose. It's just not showing up. I don't know what it is."
He left trailing 5-1 after Kiermaier blooped an RBI single to center. A second run scored on the play when catcher Tyler Flowers allowed Adam Eaton's throw to roll between his legs and no one backed up the plate.
ANNIVERSARIES
Tuesday marked the 22nd anniversary of White Sox manager Robin Ventura's infamous fight with Texas' Nolan Ryan and the 30th of Tom Seaver's 300th win.
Seaver reached that milestone pitching for the White Sox at Yankee Stadium.
Ventura and Ryan provided one of the more memorable images. The White Sox third baseman charged the mound after getting hit by a pitch and wound up in a headlock while getting punched in the head by the 46-year-old Ryan.
"I don't know if it's a national or state holiday in Texas," Ventura said. "Do people get the day off for it?"
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rays: Manager Kevin Cash said "everything's good" with OF Desmond Jennings (left knee bursitis), on a rehab assignment with Durham. He was expected to play five or six innings Tuesday after going 0 for 4 on Monday. ... Cash said LHP Drew Smyly (torn left labrum) will make at least two more rehab starts, including one Thursday for Durham.
White Sox: Not sure if OF J.B. Shuck (strained left hamstring) will go on a rehab assignment before he returns. He went on the 15-day disabled list on Saturday.
UP NEXT
White Sox LHP Carlos Rodon (4-4, 4.84 ERA) and Rays RHP Erasmo Ramirez (8-4, 3.61) start as the teams wrap up a three-game series. Rodon, a rookie, gave up a career-high eight runs over three-plus innings in his shortest start last week against the New York Yankees. Ramirez is coming off a no-decision against Boston.
Even so, that drive sparked the biggest celebration. After all, it was his first major league homer -- and the first hit of his career.
"It was what you dream of as a kid growing up, to be a part of that," Shaffer said.
Archer pitched seven strong innings, and Tampa Bay backed him with a season-high four homers while pounding Chris Sale and the White Sox 11-3 on Tuesday night.
Archer (10-8) allowed two runs and six hits for his first win since June 23. And the Rays matched their highest home run total since Sept. 7.
Logan Forsythe, Mikie Mahtook and Asdrubal Cabrera all went deep besides Shaffer. Kevin Kiermaier and Rene Rivera each had three hits, and Tampa Bay improved to 5-0 against Chicago.
Forsythe hit a two-run drive in the first. Mahtook made it 3-1 when he connected leading off the fifth, and the Rays chased Sale (9-7) in a five-run sixth. They sent 10 batters to the plate in that inning and added two more runs in the seventh on back-to-back homers by Cabrera and Shaffer against Daniel Webb.
Shaffer's drive to the right-field bullpen drew quite a reaction from his family and teammates. TV cameras caught his parents jumping out of their seats and hugging.
Shaffer got the silent treatment from the Rays before being drawn into a huddle in the dugout, just about everyone jumping in celebration.
Teammates dumped a cooler on Shaffer during a postgame interview on the field and showered him again in the clubhouse.
"It was an awesome experience, just a lot of fun," said Shaffer, who was called up from Triple-A Durham and debuted Monday.
Archer, who retired the first 19 batters in a loss to Detroit last week, finally got a win after going 0-4 in his previous six starts. The All-Star right-hander struck out seven and walked one.
Chicago's Tyler Saladino hit a solo homer off Archer in the third. Avisail Garcia went deep in the ninth, but the White Sox lost for the fifth time in six games after winning seven in a row.
Sale allowed seven runs in his second straight outing and fell to 1/3 in his past four starts. The four-time All-Star gave up six hits over 5-plus innings.
"I feel fine," Sale said. "My arm feels good, my body feels good, I feel loose. It's just not showing up. I don't know what it is."
He left trailing 5-1 after Kiermaier blooped an RBI single to center. A second run scored on the play when catcher Tyler Flowers allowed Adam Eaton's throw to roll between his legs and no one backed up the plate.
ANNIVERSARIES
Tuesday marked the 22nd anniversary of White Sox manager Robin Ventura's infamous fight with Texas' Nolan Ryan and the 30th of Tom Seaver's 300th win.
Seaver reached that milestone pitching for the White Sox at Yankee Stadium.
Ventura and Ryan provided one of the more memorable images. The White Sox third baseman charged the mound after getting hit by a pitch and wound up in a headlock while getting punched in the head by the 46-year-old Ryan.
"I don't know if it's a national or state holiday in Texas," Ventura said. "Do people get the day off for it?"
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rays: Manager Kevin Cash said "everything's good" with OF Desmond Jennings (left knee bursitis), on a rehab assignment with Durham. He was expected to play five or six innings Tuesday after going 0 for 4 on Monday. ... Cash said LHP Drew Smyly (torn left labrum) will make at least two more rehab starts, including one Thursday for Durham.
White Sox: Not sure if OF J.B. Shuck (strained left hamstring) will go on a rehab assignment before he returns. He went on the 15-day disabled list on Saturday.
UP NEXT
White Sox LHP Carlos Rodon (4-4, 4.84 ERA) and Rays RHP Erasmo Ramirez (8-4, 3.61) start as the teams wrap up a three-game series. Rodon, a rookie, gave up a career-high eight runs over three-plus innings in his shortest start last week against the New York Yankees. Ramirez is coming off a no-decision against Boston.
8:10PM,EDT,August 4,2015
U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Tampa Bay - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Sale pitching for Chicago | TB | CHW |
| Guyer walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Beckham popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Longoria struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Forsythe homered to left (401 feet), Guyer scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Cabrera grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | CHW |
| Eaton doubled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Saladino struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Abreu struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Cabrera grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chris Sale pitching for Chicago | TB | CHW |
| R Shaffer struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Mahtook struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| Kiermaier struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | CHW |
| Ramírez popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| LaRoche struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| A. García singled to right center. | 2 | 0 |
| Sánchez grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chris Sale pitching for Chicago | TB | CHW |
| Rivera singled to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Guyer struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Beckham struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Longoria grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | CHW |
| Flowers grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Eaton struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Saladino homered to left (395 feet). | 2 | 1 |
| Abreu lined out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chris Sale pitching for Chicago | TB | CHW |
| Forsythe struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| R Shaffer fouled out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | CHW |
| Cabrera lined out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| Ramírez flied out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| LaRoche fouled out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chris Sale pitching for Chicago | TB | CHW |
| Mahtook homered to center (414 feet). | 3 | 1 |
| Kiermaier reached on infield single to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| Rivera grounded into fielder's choice to third, Kiermaier out at second. | 3 | 1 |
| Guyer hit by pitch, Rivera to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Beckham struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Longoria grounded out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | CHW |
| A. García popped out to first. | 3 | 1 |
| Sánchez grounded out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Flowers walked. | 3 | 1 |
| Eaton struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chris Sale pitching for Chicago | TB | CHW |
| Forsythe walked. | 3 | 1 |
| Cabrera singled to right, Forsythe to second. | 3 | 1 |
| R Shaffer walked, Forsythe to third, Cabrera to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Mahtook struck out looking. | 3 | 1 |
| Kiermaier singled to center, Forsythe scored, Cabrera to third, R Shaffer to second, Cabrera scored, R Shaffer to third, Kiermaier to second on error by catcher Flowers. | 5 | 1 |
| Webb relieved Sale. | 5 | 1 |
| Rivera singled to left, R Shaffer scored, Kiermaier to third. | 6 | 1 |
| Sizemore hit for Guyer. | 6 | 1 |
| Sizemore grounded into fielder's choice to first, Kiermaier scored, Rivera out at second. | 7 | 1 |
| Loney hit for Beckham. | 7 | 1 |
| Loney singled to right center, Sizemore to second. | 7 | 1 |
| Longoria singled to center, Sizemore scored, Loney to second. | 8 | 1 |
| Forsythe popped out to shortstop. | 8 | 1 |
| 5 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | CHW |
| Sizemore in left field. | 8 | 1 |
| Loney at first base. | 8 | 1 |
| Forsythe at second base. | 8 | 1 |
| Saladino singled to right. | 8 | 1 |
| Abreu struck out swinging. | 8 | 1 |
| Cabrera fouled out to third. | 8 | 1 |
| Ramírez flied out to center. | 8 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Webb pitching for Chicago | TB | CHW |
| Cabrera homered to right (399 feet). | 9 | 1 |
| R Shaffer homered to right (369 feet). | 10 | 1 |
| Mahtook lined out to left. | 10 | 1 |
| Kiermaier grounded out to second. | 10 | 1 |
| Rivera singled to center. | 10 | 1 |
| Jennings relieved Webb. | 10 | 1 |
| Sizemore flied out to center. | 10 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | CHW |
| LaRoche singled to left. | 10 | 1 |
| A. García grounded into fielder's choice to second, LaRoche out at second. | 10 | 1 |
| Sánchez singled to right, A. García to third. | 10 | 1 |
| Flowers grounded into fielder's choice to third, A. García scored, Sánchez out at second. | 10 | 2 |
| Thompson hit for Eaton. | 10 | 2 |
| Thompson struck out swinging. | 10 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dan Jennings pitching for Chicago | TB | CHW |
| Thompson in center field. | 10 | 2 |
| Saladino at shortstop. | 10 | 2 |
| L. García in left field. | 10 | 2 |
| Beckham at third base. | 10 | 2 |
| Loney walked. | 10 | 2 |
| Butler hit for Longoria. | 10 | 2 |
| Butler grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Loney out at second. | 10 | 2 |
| Forsythe struck out looking. | 10 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Alex Colome pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | CHW |
| Colomé relieved Archer. | 10 | 2 |
| Saladino flied out to right. | 10 | 2 |
| Abreu struck out swinging. | 10 | 2 |
| L. García struck out looking. | 10 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Matt Albers pitching for Chicago | TB | CHW |
| Albers relieved Jennings. | 10 | 2 |
| Cabrera walked. | 10 | 2 |
| Cabrera to second on passed ball by Flowers. | 10 | 2 |
| R Shaffer struck out looking. | 10 | 2 |
| Mahtook struck out swinging. | 10 | 2 |
| Kiermaier singled to center, Cabrera scored. | 11 | 2 |
| Rivera popped out to shortstop. | 11 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Kirby Yates pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | CHW |
| Yates relieved Colomé. | 11 | 2 |
| Beckham fouled out to third. | 11 | 2 |
| LaRoche flied out to left. | 11 | 2 |
| A. García homered to left (362 feet). | 11 | 3 |
| Sánchez grounded out to second. | 11 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Guyer LF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .245 | .352 | .375 |
a-Sizemore PH-LF
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .233 | .242 | .433 |
| Beckham 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .233 | .292 | .442 |
b-Loney PH-1B
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .265 | .318 | .347 |
| Longoria DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .275 | .345 | .422 |
c-Butler PH-DH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .283 | .339 | .417 |
| Forsythe 1B-2B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 24 | .281 | .366 | .447 |
| Cabrera SS | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | .241 | .294 | .390 |
| R Shaffer 3B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | .167 | .444 | .667 |
| Mahtook RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | .189 | .268 | .459 |
| Kiermaier CF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .247 | .280 | .404 |
| Rivera C | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .185 | .218 | .293 |
| Totals | 39 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 176 | |||
| a-grounded into fielder's choice to first for B Guyer in the 6th b-singled to right center for T Beckham in the 6th c-grounded to shortstop for E Longoria in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING HR: Forsythe (13, 1st inning off Sale 1 on, 2 Out); Mahtook (3, 5th inning off Sale 0 on, 0 Out); Cabrera (7, 7th inning off Webb 0 on, 0 Out); R Shaffer (1, 7th inning off Webb 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Forsythe 2 (49), Mahtook (6), Kiermaier 2 (21), Rivera (25), Sizemore (9), Longoria (47), Cabrera (26), R Shaffer (1) 2-out RBI: Forsythe 2, Longoria, Kiermaier GIDP: Butler Rays RISP: 4-11 (R Shaffer 0-1, Kiermaier 2-2, Longoria 1-2, Sizemore 0-1, Mahtook 0-2, Rivera 1-1, Beckham 0-1, Forsythe 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 18,499 (45.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:53 |
| Weather | 76 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Hunter Wendelstedt, First Base - Marvin Hudson, Second Base - Bob Davidson, Third Base - David Rackley |
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