Tampa Bay Rays at Chicago Cubs
· Major League Baseball
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Ian Happ homers as the Chicago Cubs knock off the Tampa Bay Rays 6-4
Happ finished with three hits and two RBI as Chicago posted its third consecutive victory. Nico Hoerner had two hits and scored twice for the NL wild-card leaders.
Matthew Boyd (13-8) pitched five innings and allowed four runs in his first win since Aug. 19. The All-Star left-hander is 2-4 with a 5.31 ERA in his last seven starts.
Christopher Morel hit a three-run homer for Tampa Bay in his first game against his former team. Morel was acquired in a July 2024 trade with the Cubs.
The Rays lost for the sixth time in seven games.
Happ capped Chicago's three-run second with a tying single off Shane Baz (9-12), and the Cubs added two more in the third.
Hoerner walked and scored on Ballesteros' first career triple into the corner in right. Ballesteros scampered home when Matt Shaw bounced into a fielder's choice.
Tampa Bay got one back on Nick Fortes' RBI single in the fourth, but that was the last hit of the game for the Rays.
After Boyd departed, Porter Hodge, Drew Pomeranz, Brad Keller and Andrew Kittredge each worked a perfect inning for the Cubs. Kittredge picked up his fourth save in five chances.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | J. Lowe struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | J. Lowe hit for Pereira |
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9th Inning | Mangum grounded out to catcher. |
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9th Inning | Caminero grounded out to third. |
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9th Inning | Kittredge relieved Keller |
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8th Inning | Crow-Armstrong lined out to second. |
Statistics
 TB |
 CHC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 10 | Ground Balls | 8 |
| 6 | Strikeouts | 12 |
| 4 | Runs Batted In | 6 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 5 | Hits | 12 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 2 | Walks | 5 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 4 | Runs | 6 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 31 | At Bats | 34 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 5 | Runners Left On Base | 18 |
| 0 | Triples | 2 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Doubles | 2 |
| 15 | Fly Balls | 14 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 131 | Pitches | 176 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 8 | Total Bases | 21 |
| 33 | Plate Appearances | 40 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 1 | Extra Base Hits | 5 |
| 1.5 | Runs Created | 8.6 |
| .161 | Batting Average | .353 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .258 | Slugging Percentage | .618 |
| .161 | Secondary Average | .382 |
| .212 | On Base Percentage | .450 |
| .470 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | 1.068 |
| 0.7 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.6 |
| 1.5 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 10.1 |
| 24.0 | Batter Rating | 48.0 |
| 31.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 34.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.97 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.40 |
| .097 | Isolated Power | .265 |
| 0.33 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.42 |
| .061 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .125 |
| .000 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .029 |
| 8.0 | Runs Produced | 12.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.7 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.5 |
| 72.5 | MLB Rating | 96.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 38,794 | Capacity: