CHICAGO: The Tampa Bay Rays roared into the American League Championship Series with a 6-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Monday, sealing their division series by a 3-1 margin with a win highlighted by two B.J. Upton homers.

The Rays outfielder blasted two solo shots and first baseman Carlos Pena knocked in two runs to propel the Rays to their first ever postseason series win on their playoffs debut.

"I've gotten back to my strength, kind of got a couple of pitches to hit up in the zone and basically took advantage of them," said Upton, who also had a two-run homer in Game 3 on Sunday.