Chicago Cubs at Tampa Bay Rays
Final
Recap
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Nico Hoerner hit a leadoff homer and then delivered an RBI double during a five-run fifth inning as the Chicago Cubs beat the sloppy Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 on Wednesday night at Tropicana Field. Michael Conforto had a two-run double for the Cubs, who took advantage of three Tampa Bay throwing errors in the fifth to win the rubber game of the series before an announced crowd of 20,483. Colin Rea (1-0) allowed one run in five innings. Hoerner went 3 for 5 with two RBI and two runs, extending his on-base streak to 11 games. His leadoff shot to left field snapped a homerless streak for Rays right-hander Joe Boyle (0-1) that lasted 30 2/3 innings.
How the bets landed
Moneyline favoriteTBA -110 · 51% to win
UpsetRun LineCHC -1.5
CoveredTotalO/U 8 · 8 scored
PushAgainst the consensus line at the start, across 16 books
Team stats
8Hits5
1Home runs0
4Walks2
7Strikeouts7
0Stolen bases2
136Pitches thrown145
7Pitching strikeouts7
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Busch1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt ShawRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dansby SwansonSS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nico Hoerner2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael ConfortoLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carson KellyC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Bregman3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Moises BallesterosDH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoby MilnerP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter HarveyP | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Colin ReaP | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ben BrownP | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |