Colson Montgomery and Kyle Teel drove in two runs each to back 5 2/3 scoreless innings from fellow rookie Shane Smith, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 in the rubber game of the series on Thursday.

Chase Meidroth led off the first with a single off Ian Seymour and Curtis Mead's double moved him to third. Montgomery drove in both with a one-out single. Teel had a two-run pinch hit single in the sixth for a 5-0 lead, extending his on-base streak to 20 games.

Smith (6-7) allowed four hits and a walk in his 26th start. Tyler Alexander surrendered Junior Caminero's RBI groundout in the eighth for the Rays' only run. Jordan Leasure pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his eighth save.

Michael A. Taylor had an RBI single before Teel's base hit in the three-run sixth.

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