White Sox take down Rays to halt 7-game skid

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Martin Maldonado and Eloy Jimenez homered and Chris Flexen pitched effectively into the sixth inning as the host Chicago White Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9-4 on Friday to stop a seven-game losing streak.

Chicago won for just the fourth time in 26 games while sending Tampa Bay to its fourth loss in five games.

Nicky Lopez, Tommy Pham, Danny Mendick, Paul DeJong and Mald