ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Miguel Vargas, Andrew Benintendi, Munetaka Murakami and Colson Montgomery homered and the Chicago White Sox beat the American League-leading Tampa Bay Rays 6-1 on Friday night.

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The Chicago White Sox face the Tampa Bay Rays Friday in the opener of a 3-game set between division leaders in Tampa, Florida. First pitch is 7:10 p.m. ET.

Miguel Vargas, Andrew Benintendi, Munetaka Murakami and Colson Montgomery homered for the Chicago White Sox in a 6-1 victory against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday.

The Chicago White Sox (57-51) begin a three-game series tonight at Tropicana Field against the Tampa Bay Rays (64-44) in a matchup of division leaders. The Sox enter the weekend atop the AL Central, holding a two-game lead over Cleveland, while the Rays sit in first place in the AL East, 3½ games ahead of the Yankees.

That’s not a bad idea, considering the Rays have two more postseaon appearances than the Sox (11-9) in about, oh, 100 fewer years of existence.

Vargas went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run during the White Sox 's 6-1 win over the Rays on Friday.

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