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Nico Hoerner's big night helps Cubs clinch series vs. Rays
Nico Hoerner homered to highlight his three-hit performance and Michael Conforto drove in a pair, fueling the visiting Chicago Cubs to a 6-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday.,Hoerner added an RBI double during a five-run fifth inning for the Cubs, who recorded consecutive wins for the fi...
Nico Hoerner's big night helps Cub clinch series vs. Rays
Nico Hoerner homered to highlight his three-hit performance and Michael Conforto drove in a pair, fueling the visiting Chicago Cubs to a 6-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday.,Hoerner added an RBI double during a five-run fifth inning for the Cubs, who recorded consecutive wins for the fi...
Pitching-strapped Cubs turn to Colin Rea to start against Rays
The Chicago Cubs are dealing with pitching injuries they've been handed this week, losing starters Matthew Boyd and Cade Horton.,Boyd is dealing with a left biceps strain that led to the team placing him on the 15-day injured list on Monday. Cubs manager Craig Counsell said he expects the left-hande...
Bats aid Javier Assad's strong start as Cubs thump Rays
Javier Assad threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings and Pete Crow-Armstrong and Moises Ballesteros hit late-inning home runs to seal the Chicago Cubs' 9-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Seven Cubs, including Crow-Armstrong and Ballesteros, had two or more hits as part of...
Fresh off return home, Rays chase series win vs. Cubs
The Tampa Bay Rays had an amazing return to their home ballpark on Monday after 18 months away. ,Now the Rays will look to win a second consecutive series when they host the Chicago Cubs in the middle contest of their three-game series on Tuesday night.,There was plenty to celebrate in Tampa Bay's 6...
Rays activating SS Taylor Walls for home opener
The Tampa Bay Rays activated shortstop Taylor Walls from the 10-day injured list ahead of their home opener on Monday against the Chicago Cubs, according to MLB.TV.,Fellow shortstop and top prospect Carson Williams was optioned to Triple-A Durham in a corresponding move.,Walls, 29, landed on the IL ...
Rays ready for return to Tropicana Field in home opener vs. Cubs
For the Tampa Bay Rays, Monday afternoon's home opener against the Chicago Cubs will be "Dome sweet home.",The Rays open a six-game homestand this week, and the buzz around the bay is all about returning to the ballpark the club has called home for its entire existence except for last season.,All of...
Richie Palacios delivers clutch home run as Rays defeat Twins
Richie Palacios clubbed a go-ahead two-run homer in the 10th inning as the Tampa Bay Rays claimed their first series this season Sunday afternoon with a 4-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins in Minneapolis.,On the second pitch from Justin Topa (0-1), Palacios, who went 2-for-3 with a walk and a stole...
Twins carry heavy left-handed lineup into finale vs. Rays
The Minnesota Twins have not won a series yet this season.,They have an opportunity to do so in front of their home fans on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.,The Twins will square off against the Tampa Bay Rays in the rubber match of a three-game set. Minnesota won the series opener 10-4 on Friday ni...
Rays pile it on, get game back from Twins
Jonathan Aranda and Yandy Diaz drove in two runs apiece, and the Tampa Bay Rays cruised to a 7-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night in Minneapolis., ,Ben Williamson and Hunter Feduccia added one RBI apiece for the Rays, who evened the three-game series at one win apiece with the rubber m...
Twins might face Rays without Byron Buxton, who's 'good' after HBP
Minnesota's Byron Buxton knows his season could be a lot worse.,So even if Buxton misses Saturday night's game between the Twins and Tampa Bay Rays in Minneapolis, he is grateful that his status is day-to-day instead of week-to-week -- or longer.,"It's an arm," Buxton said. "It ain't broken, so I'm ...
Rays place LHP Garrett Cleavinger (calf tightness) on IL
The Tampa Bay Rays placed reliever Garrett Cleavinger on the 15-day injured list Friday with right calf tightness.,The move is retroactive to Tuesday for the 31-year-old left-hander, who is 1-1 with a 7.71 ERA in three appearances.,Cleavinger is 14-17 with eight saves and a 3.25 ERA in 193 career ga...
Rays, Twins out to shake off subpar starts to season
The start of the season has been far from perfect for the Minnesota Twins.,But manager Derek Shelton sees reason for optimism ahead of Friday's home opener against the Tampa Bay Rays.,"The one thing we're learning about this club," Shelton said, "is they fight.",After playing their first six games o...
Brewers rally in six-run eighth to topple Rays
Christian Yelich chopped a tiebreaking two-run single in a six-run eighth inning, and the host Milwaukee Brewers rallied to an 8-2 win against the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday afternoon.,Yelich and Garrett Mitchell (double, stolen base) each went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run. Brice Turang clubbed ...
Brewers turn to Jacob Misiorowski in series finale vs. Rays
The Milwaukee Brewers will turn to hard-throwing Jacob Misiorowski on Wednesday afternoon in the deciding contest of a three-game series against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays., ,The Rays will counter with fellow right-hander Drew Rasmussen (0-0. 1.80 ERA). Both Rasmussen and Misiorowski (1-0, 1.80) we...
Brandon Woodruff, Brewers best Rays in Shane McClanahan's return
Gary Sanchez and Jake Bauers homered and Brandon Woodruff pitched five effective innings in his season debut, pacing the Milwaukee Brewers past the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 on Tuesday.,The result spoiled the first appearance for Tampa Bay starter Shane McClanahan in 972 days.,Woodruff (1-0), who ...
Starting pitchers for Brewers, Rays make long-awaited returns
Veteran right-hander Brandon Woodruff, who missed the playoffs due to an injury, will make his season debut Tuesday for the Milwaukee Brewers against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays and left-hander Shane McClanahan, who is making his first big league start in more than two years following injuries.,The ...
9th-inning rally propels Rays to win over Brewers
Nick Fortes doubled home the go-ahead run in the ninth inning to give the visiting Tampa Bay Rays a 3-2 comeback victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday in the opener of the three-game series.,Tampa Bay's Jonny DeLuca, who tied it 2-2 with a leadoff homer in the seventh, battled back from a 1-2...
Brewers turn to LHP Kyle Harrison in series opener vs. Rays
The task of continuing the Brewers' perfect start will fall on left-hander Kyle Harrison, who will make his Milwaukee debut against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night in the opener of a three-game series.,The Brewers completed a three-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox with a 9-7 comeback ...
Yandy Diaz, Rays topple Cardinals to salvage series finale
Yandy Diaz went 5-for-6 with four RBIs as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays beat the St. Louis Cardinals 11-7 on Sunday to avoid a three-game series sweep., ,Jonathan Aranda added three hits and two RBIs for the Rays, who collected 17 hits. Jonny DeLuca had two hits and an RBI, Cedric Mullins drove in two...