The Rays took their MLB best 42-24 record to the South Side tonight to embark on a three game set with the Chicago White Sox, who just so happen to be the second best team in baseball. To make matters more interesting, the series opened with a marquee pitching matchup, with Tyler Glasnow taking the hill for the Rays opposite Lance Lynn for the Sox.
Coming into the matchup, Glasnow ranked 3rd in the American league in FanGraphs WAR with 2.3, while Lynn owned an American League best 1.23 ERA. This game had all of the markings of a pitcher’s duel, but the Rays put two on the board early on a double by Randy Arozarena what was followed by a 402 foot home run by the red hot Austin Meadows.