ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Ben Zobrist hit a pinch-hit grand slam and Carlos Pena homered for the fifth time in six days to help the Tampa Bay Rays rally for a 6-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.
Right-hander James Shields (2-1) recovered after giving up sixth-inning home runs to Carlos Quentin and Jermaine Dye to win for the second time since an opening day loss. He allowed five runs and seven hits, struck out four and walked two in 7 1-3 innings.
Zobrist hit his slam off Matt Thornton (0-1) after the Rays loaded the bases with two outs against White Sox starter Bartolo Colon. The shot into the left-field stands wiped out a 5-2 lead that Chicago took when Quentin hit a solo homer and Dye followed with a two-run shot.
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