ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Matt Moore is two years removed from Tommy John surgery and is looking again like a top-notch starter for the Tampa Bay Rays.
Moore struck out 10 over 6 1/3 innings, Brandon Guyer tied a career high with four hits and the Rays beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2 on Sunday.
"Matt Moore was outstanding, to say the least," Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said.
Moore (1-0) allowed two runs and five hits, and improved to 4-1 with a 1.45 ERA in five career starts against the White Sox. After Enny Romero worked a perfect inning, Alex Colome got the final five outs for the Rays' first save this season.
Moore was limited to 14 starts the previous two seasons due to elbow surgery on in April 2014.
"I do feel strong right now, which is something that the last 24 months has not been a word I've been using lot," Moore said. "I still feel like there's a lot of things I'm working on."
Moore struck out Todd Frazier and Jerry Sands, Chicago's fourth- and fifth-place hitters, three times apiece.
"We've been struggling, but I don't know too many teams that would go up against Moore and do anything," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said "He was fantastic."
Frazier struck out a career-high tying four times in four at-bats overall.
Jose Quintana (1-1) gave up three runs, seven hits and had six strikeouts in six innings for Chicago, which has lost two straight after winning five in a row. The left-hander entered with a four-game winning streak dating to last season
Tampa Bay second baseman Logan Forsythe (bruised left hip and lower leg) and center fielder Kevin Kiermaier (head bruise) were both back in the lineup after missing Saturday's game. They were hurt when they collided chasing a pop fly in shallow right center during Friday night's game.
Kiermaier ended an 0-for-19 slide with a double his first time up.
Forsythe hit a leadoff double in the third, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on Guyer's single. Guyer scored to make it 3-1 when Quintana was charged with an error after missing first base with his foot while covering the bag on Logan Morrison's two-out grounder.
Avisail Garcia ended Moore's day with an RBI single in the seventh that cut the Chicago deficit to 3-2.
Steve Pearce put the Rays up 1-0 on an RBI double in the first.
Austin Jackson, hitless in his previous 12 at-bats, tied it at 1 with a single in the third.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rays: Closer Brad Boxberger (core muscle surgery) continues a throwing program and could return in the middle of May.
NO BREAK
The White Sox were on the fifth day in a stretch of playing 19 consecutive days until an off day May 2. "You try to get some guys a day here and there," Ventura said. Both SS Jimmy Rollins and OF Melky Cabrera were out of the starting lineup. Cabrera walked as a pinch hitter in the ninth.
UP NEXT
White Sox: RHP Carlos Rodon (1-1) will face Los Angeles Angels LHP Hector Santiago (0-0) Monday night in the opener of a four-game series in Chicago.
Rays: LHP Drew Smyly (0-2) is scheduled to start against Boston RHP Joe Kelly (1-0) in the first of three games at Fenway Park Tuesday night. "Really cool environment," Smyly said. "It's always exciting. An electric atmosphere." Smyly is 1-1 with a 2.45 ERA in three games, including two starts, at Fenway Park.




Final
Series: Game 3 of 3

White Sox 2

(8-4, 7-3 away)

Rays 3

(5-7, 5-5 home)




70°
Clear

1:10PM,EDT,April 17,2016
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida 

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CHW 001000100 2 5 1
TB 10200000 - 3 8 0
W: M. Moore (1-0)
L: J. Quintana (1-1)
S: A. Colome (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-PitchInning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
Chicago - Top of 1stSCORE
Matt Moore pitching for Tampa BayCHWTB
Eaton grounded out to pitcher.00
Jackson flied out to right.00
Abreu grounded out to third.00
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1stSCORE
Jose Quintana pitching for ChicagoCHWTB
Forsythe struck out looking.00
Guyer singled to left center.00
Longoria struck out swinging.00
Pearce doubled to deep center, Guyer scored.01
Jennings struck out swinging.01
1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Chicago - Top of 2ndSCORE
Matt Moore pitching for Tampa BayCHWTB
Frazier struck out swinging.01
Sands struck out swinging.01
Lawrie struck out swinging.01
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2ndSCORE
Jose Quintana pitching for ChicagoCHWTB
Morrison grounded out to first.01
Casali struck out looking.01
Kiermaier doubled to left.01
Miller struck out swinging.01
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Chicago - Top of 3rdSCORE
Matt Moore pitching for Tampa BayCHWTB
García hit by pitch.01
Navarro struck out swinging.01
Saladino struck out swinging.01
Eaton reached on infield single to first, García to second.01
Jackson singled to right, García scored, Eaton to third.11
Abreu struck out swinging.11
1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rdSCORE
Jose Quintana pitching for ChicagoCHWTB
Forsythe doubled to left.11
Forsythe to third on wild pitch by Quintana.11
Guyer singled to center, Forsythe scored.12
Longoria singled to center, Guyer to second.12
Pearce struck out looking.12
Jennings popped out to second.12
Morrison safe at first on error by pitcher Quintana, Guyer scored, Longoria to second.13
Morrison picked off first.13
2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors
Chicago - Top of 4thSCORE
Matt Moore pitching for Tampa BayCHWTB
Frazier struck out swinging.13
Sands struck out swinging.13
Lawrie singled to left center.13
García grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Lawrie out at second.13
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4thSCORE
Jose Quintana pitching for ChicagoCHWTB
Casali grounded out to second.13
Kiermaier grounded out to second.13
Miller grounded out to first.13
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Chicago - Top of 5thSCORE
Matt Moore pitching for Tampa BayCHWTB
Navarro lined out to center.13
Saladino grounded out to third.13
Eaton grounded out to first.13
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5thSCORE
Jose Quintana pitching for ChicagoCHWTB
Forsythe lined out to right.13
Guyer singled to right center.13
Longoria grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, Guyer out at second.13
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Chicago - Top of 6thSCORE
Matt Moore pitching for Tampa BayCHWTB
Jackson grounded out to second.13
Abreu grounded out to third.13
Frazier struck out swinging.13
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6thSCORE
Jose Quintana pitching for ChicagoCHWTB
Pearce grounded out to third.13
Jennings grounded out to third.13
Morrison flied out to left.13
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Chicago - Top of 7thSCORE
Matt Moore pitching for Tampa BayCHWTB
Sands struck out swinging.13
Lawrie doubled to left.13
García singled to center, Lawrie scored.23
Romero relieved Moore.23
Navarro flied out to right.23
Saladino lined out to third.23
1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7thSCORE
Zach Duke pitching for ChicagoCHWTB
Duke relieved Quintana.23
Casali struck out swinging.23
Kiermaier struck out looking.23
Miller grounded out to second.23
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Chicago - Top of 8thSCORE
Enny Romero pitching for Tampa BayCHWTB
Eaton grounded out to second.23
Colomé relieved Romero.23
Jackson grounded out to third.23
Abreu struck out looking.23
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8thSCORE
Matt Albers pitching for ChicagoCHWTB
Albers relieved Duke.23
Forsythe struck out looking.23
Guyer singled to left.23
Guyer caught stealing second, catcher to second.23
Longoria flied out to right.23
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Chicago - Top of 9thSCORE
Alex Colome pitching for Tampa BayCHWTB
Frazier struck out swinging.23
Cabrera hit for Sands.23
Cabrera walked.23
Lawrie popped out to second.23
García grounded out to shortstop.23
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors




Chicago White Sox
HittersABRHRBIBBSO#PAVGOBPSLG
Eaton LF40100014.356.396.444
Jackson CF40110015.200.222.229
Abreu 1B40000214.214.333.381
Frazier 3B40000416.163.196.327
Sands DH30000316.200.200.500
a-Cabrera PH
0000106.333.391.357
Lawrie 2B41200115.304.333.435
García RF31110015.184.279.368
Navarro C30000114.053.053.053
Saladino SS30000112.300.273.300
Totals32252112137   
a-walked for J Sands in the 9th
BATTING
2B: Lawrie (3, Moore)
RBI: Jackson (4), García (5)
2-out RBI: Jackson
White Sox RISP: 2-3 (Abreu 0-1, Jackson 1-1, García 1-1)
Team LOB: 5
FIELDING
E: Quintana (1, catch)
DP: 1 (Quintana-Saladino-Abreu).

Game Information

StadiumTropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL
Attendance21,810 (70.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time2:36
Weatherindoors
UmpiresHome Plate - CB Bucknor, First Base - Jim Reynolds, Second Base - Manny Gonzalez, Third Base - Fieldin Culbreth