ST. PETERSBURG -- So little has gone the White Sox way lately that on Friday night at Tropicana Field, the team chose to focus on things it _could_ control, like effort.\n\nIt paid off in spades: Chicago not only snapped a season-high seven-game losing streak but did it in style, topping Tampa Bay, 9-2.\n\nThere was no lollygagging from the boys in black on Friday. Led by
“There was a lot of action,” Renteria said. “They were taking advantage, trying to advance, beating plays out to first, hustling, advancing on throws, things of that nature. I thought just in general, all around, it looked like a really good ballgame for us.”\n\n**2) Engel wastes no time**[ \nEngel rejoined the White Sox Friday](https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/news/adam-engel-rejoins-white-sox \"undefined\") after spending more than two months at Triple-A Charlotte, and Chicago’s center fielder was eager to show what he’d learned.\n\nA leap into the outfield wall on the first play of the first inning didn’t slow Engel down any, and he was ready to roll during his first at-bat, in the second inning. Rays starter Brendan McKay had already secured two outs by the time Engel stepped in the box, and when he connected on a grounder to shortstop, it appeared the inning was over.\n\nBut Engel hit the gas, beating Joey Wendle’s throw by a large enough margin that the Rays didn’t even contest the call. According to Statcast, Engel arrived at first base in just 3.90 seconds (less than four seconds from a righty hitter who isn’t bunting is very, very fast). His [sprint speed](http://m.mlb.com/glossary/statcast/sprint-speed \"undefined\") was clocked at 31.6 ft./sec. (30 is considered elite).\n\nMore important, Engel’s hustle put runners at first and second for Garcia, whose bloop popup behind first base was misplayed by a trio of Tampa Bay defenders, allowing both runners to score and giving Garcia a standup double.
Garcia scored on the next play when [Yoan Moncada](https://www.mlb.com/player/yoan-moncada-660162 \"undefined\") doubled. The sequence pushed Chicago’s lead to 4-1. None of it would have been possible had not Engel started things off with a mad dash.
**3) Garcia gets dirty again** \nGarcia had his fair share of dives on Friday, including in the fourth inning, when he motored out a double to center field, diving headfirst into second base just ahead of the tag. He scored on the next play, a single to left from Moncada, to give Chicago a 6-2 edge.\n\nGarcia and Moncada, Chicago’s No. 1 and No. 2 hitters, combined to go 7-for-10 with four RBIs and four doubles.
The White Sox had a season-high nine extra-base hits in the win.\n\n“I think we needed one,” said
**4) Engel goes the extra mile** \nEngel came up again with two outs in the fifth and stroked a standup triple into the right-field corner that scored a run to push Chicago’s lead to 7-2. The speedster had barely gotten a chance to catch his breath when Rays reliever Colin Poche uncorked a wild pitch and Engel made it the last 90 feet without needing to slide.
**5) Who’s on first?** \nThe White Sox were already up 8-2 in the fifth and could’ve switched on autopilot at any point, but Garcia made it clear that wouldn’t be an option. He chopped a pitch to first, but the hit pulled first baseman Nate Lowe toward second. Poche realized this about a half-second too late: Garcia had already turned on the afterburners, capping an all-out effort with a headfirst slide into the bag for a single.\n\nGarcia was stranded a moment later when Moncada struck out swinging to end the inning, but the hearty chorus of boos from the crowd aimed at Poche was thanks enough for Chicago’s efforts.
“It makes you feel excited and happy. That’s something that gives you some extra energy,” winning pitcher