CHICAGO -- - 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