Chi. Cubs 4, at Tampa Bay 6

TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — In a back-and-forth contest that defied pregame projections, the Tampa Bay Rays used a pair of timely home runs to outslug the Chicago Cubs 6-4 on Monday afternoon at George Steinbrenner Field. A crowd of 25,114 watched as the Rays, installed as home underdogs, evened their season record at 5-5 by overcoming an early deficit. The Cubs, favored to win, fell to 4-6 despite a late solo homer. The game’s pivotal sequence arrived in the bottom of the seventh inning, breaking a 4-4 deadlock. With two outs and a runner on first following a walk to… Read more...