Tampa Bay Rays at Chicago Cubs
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Nick Fortes homers in the 9th inning as the Tampa Bay Rays top the Chicago Cubs 5-4
Tampa Bay trailed 4-3 before Junior Caminero hit a leadoff drive against Porter Hodge in the eighth. It was Caminero's 43rd homer, extending his career high.
Fortes opened the ninth with a 421-foot drive to left-center for his fifth homer of the season. The shot ended a string of 22 consecutive scoreless appearances by Brad Keller (4-2) dating to July 12.
Bryan Baker (4-4) pitched a scoreless inning for the win, and Pete Fairbanks earned his 26th save in 31 chances. The Rays had dropped six of seven.
Chicago put runners on the corners with none out in the ninth. But Caminero threw out Dansby Swanson when he attempted to score on Matt Shaw's bouncer to third. Fairbanks then struck out Michael Busch and Ian Happ.
Michael Busch and Moisés Ballesteros homered for the Cubs, who had won three in a row. Nico Hoerner had two hits and scored a run.
The Cubs honored Anthony Rizzo, who helped Chicago win the 2016 World Series, before the game. The newly retired first baseman nearly caught Ballesteros' first career homer in the second inning, but it went off his hands.
Swanson's two-run double off Drew Rasmussen made it 3-0 in the fourth. But Brandon Lowe hit an RBI double for Tampa Bay in the sixth and scored on Jake Mangum's pinch-hit single, tying it at 3.
Busch hit his 27th homer off Garrett Cleavinger in the seventh for a 4-3 Cubs lead.
Caissie departed in the sixth with concussion symptoms after running into the outfield wall earlier in the game.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Happ struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Busch struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Shaw grounded into fielder's choice to third, Castro to second, Swanson out at home. |
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9th Inning | Castro walked, Swanson to third on wild pitch by Fairbanks. |
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9th Inning | Swanson stole second. |
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9th Inning | Swanson walked. |
Statistics
 TB |
 CHC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 16 | Ground Balls | 9 |
| 8 | Strikeouts | 9 |
| 5 | Runs Batted In | 4 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 14 | Hits | 6 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 2 |
| 1 | Walks | 5 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 5 | Runs | 4 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 39 | At Bats | 33 |
| 2 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 17 | Runners Left On Base | 12 |
| 1 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 1 |
| 3 | Doubles | 2 |
| 15 | Fly Balls | 15 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 143 | Pitches | 136 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 2 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 2 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 25 | Total Bases | 14 |
| 40 | Plate Appearances | 38 |
| 324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 6 | Extra Base Hits | 4 |
| 8.3 | Runs Created | 4.7 |
| .359 | Batting Average | .182 |
| 1.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .641 | Slugging Percentage | .424 |
| .308 | Secondary Average | .455 |
| .375 | On Base Percentage | .289 |
| 1.016 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .714 |
| 1.1 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.6 |
| 8.6 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 4.7 |
| 48.5 | Batter Rating | 34.0 |
| 19.5 | At Bats Per Home Run | 16.5 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.58 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.58 |
| .282 | Isolated Power | .242 |
| 0.13 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.56 |
| .025 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .132 |
| -.051 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .273 |
| 10.0 | Runs Produced | 8.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.7 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 100.0 | MLB Rating | 79.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 39,712 | Capacity: