ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays entered Wednesday's game against the White Sox on a four-game skid, with their pitchers showing signs of fatigue on the heels of a long road trip. But Tampa Bay got just the jolt it needed from a Triple-A callup.
Right-hander Jacob Faria dazzled in his Major League debut, pitching 6 1/3 innings of one-run ball in the Rays' 3-1 win over Chicago in St. Petersburg Wednesday.
The White Sox dropped their sixth of seven games, mustering just three hits off the Rays rookie.
The Tampa Bay offense came through for Faria in the third inning, pushing a trio of runs across against White Sox starter Mike Pelfrey.