Robbie Ray tied his season record with nine strikeouts as the San Francisco Giants defeated the bottom-ranked Chicago White Sox 4-1 on Tuesday night.
After failing to survive the first inning in his last start against the Braves, Ray (3-2) limited Chicago to one run and three hits in 6 2/3 innings.
Heliot Ramos drove in two runs to give the Giants a 65-63 win for their third straight game, leaving them 3 1/2 games behind Atlanta in the race for the final wild-card spot in the NL.
The White Sox (30-97) lost their fourth straight game and suffered their 14th loss in the series. They are 3-30 in their last 33 games.
San Francisco took an early lead in the second inning when Matt Chapman and Mike Yastrzemski hit consecutive singles with one out and Thairo Estrada hit a fielder’s choice for a run.
Lenyn Sosa tied the game in the third inning with an RBI double.
The Giants regained the lead in the second half of the season when White Sox starter Davis Martin Ramos walked with the bases loaded.
Ramos added another run in the fifth inning with an RBI single to center field.
Yastrzemski hit another run-scoring double in the seventh inning.
Martin (0-2) allowed three runs, two earned, and four hits in 4 1/3 innings.
Ryan Walker struck out the side in the ninth inning for his second save, helping San Francisco hold its opponent to under four runs for the sixth straight game.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Giants: C Patrick Bailey was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right oblique strain, and C Jakson Reetz was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento.
NEXT
White Sox LHP Garrett Crochet (6-9, 3.61 ERA) seeks his first win since June 7 in Wednesday’s series finale. The Giants counter with RHP Logan Webb (11-8, 3.17 ERA), who is 4-0 with an 0.61 ERA in his last four starts.
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