The Rays returned home Friday night to face the White Sox (7-12) after going 3-3 on their first road trip of the year. The first place Rays returned home not only with the first blemishes on their record, but also down a starter as Jeffrey Springs is now out for the year.
As a result, the Rays planned to stretch out Calvin Faucher to four innings as he would make his first start since his junior college days.
Following a scoreless first inning from Faucher, the Rays jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in thanks to a two-run double off the bat of Josh Lowe and a two-run blast from Harold Ramirez.