ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Jose Quintana pitched into the eighth inning and Avisail Garcia had a two-run double to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 4-3 victory over Tampa Bay on Friday night, eliminating the Rays from playoff contention.
Chicago rookie Jose Abreu also had a run-scoring single during a four-run fifth, giving him 104 RBIs for the season.
Logan Forsythe had a two-run double and a solo homer, his sixth, for Tampa Bay.
Quintana (9-10) gave up three runs — one earned — and nine hits in 7 1-3 innings. Zach Putnam got the last two outs, striking out Kevin Kiermaier with two runners on in the ninth to earn his sixth save.
Jeremy Hellickson (1-4) allowed four runs and seven hits in 4 1-3 innings.