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Rays 5 - ChiSox 4: Karns, Kiermaier, lead Rays to victory in rookie Shaffer's debut

Nathan Karns was dominant, the bullpen made it interesting, Mikie Mahtook gave the Rays the lead in the ninth and KK sealed it on defense.

After dropping two out of three to the Red Sox at Fenway, the Rays traveled to the other half of the laundry basket to take on the White Sox in Chicago. With the Rays losing Steven Souza Jr. to the DL with a broken hand and designating the struggling Matt Moore to Durham, rookie sensation Richie Shaffer got the call to make his much-anticipated MLB debut.

It's Shaffer Time!

Richie Shaffer's first major league at-bat went exactly like we've all dreamt it, a hit by pitch to get himself on base to load ‘em up.