MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT CHICAGO CUBS
07/03/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 1885 - FRIDAY, JULY 3RD, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (45-45) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 6 0
Chicago Cubs (42-47) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 0
Cubs Lose, 6-2
The Tampa Bay Rays grabbed a win, 6-2, over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Tampa Bay second baseman Brandon Lowe went 2 for 2 with a home run and 2 walks, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. Yonny Chirinos earned the win for Tampa Bay. He lasted 6 innings, allowing 1 run on 4 hits, while striking out 5. With the win, he raised his record to 6-5. The win puts Tampa Bay at 45-45 this season.

In the first inning, Lowe had a 2-run home run for Tampa Bay. It was his 13th home run of the season and put the Rays on top, 3-0.

"We played a good game and came out on top," said Lowe.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Margot CF 3 2 1 2 2 0 0 .259 10 38
M. Brosseau 3B 5 0 0 1 0 0 2 .273 0 4
Y. Tsutsugo LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .208 8 21
J. Martinez RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 4 13
B. Lowe 2B 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 .232 13 48
W. Adames SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .271 7 28
Y. Diaz 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .234 0 17
M. Zunino C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .237 13 37
Y. Chirinos P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Choi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 9 40
   J. Alvarado P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Castillo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-W. Franco PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333 1 4
   C. Roe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 6 6 6 6 5 13      
a - J. Choi pinch hit for Y. Chirinos in the 7th
b - W. Franco pinch hit for D. Castillo in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Tsutsugo (8, 1st Inning off J. Lester, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Margot (4, 9th Inning off J. Jeffress, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Lowe (13, 1st Inning off J. Lester, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Lowe 5 , Y. Diaz , Y. Tsutsugo 2 , W. Adames , M. Margot 3
2-out RBI: B. Lowe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Zunino 2
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lowe-Adames-Diaz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Baez SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252 17 54
I. Happ 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .274 11 38
A. Rizzo 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291 20 61
K. Schwarber LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .249 19 43
K. Bryant 3B 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 .253 11 47
N. Markakis RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .221 0 2
J. Heyward CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .205 3 22
V. Caratini C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .262 2 20
J. Lester P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 4
   a-J. Kipnis PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269 2 11
   T. Megill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   Z. Grotz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-H. Perez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 1 8
   C. Sadler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Jeffress P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2 1 8 7      
a - J. Kipnis pinch hit for J. Lester in the 5th
b - H. Perez pinch hit for Z. Grotz in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Bryant (11, 2nd Inning off Y. Chirinos, 0 on, 0 outs) I. Happ (11, 8th Inning off J. Alvarado, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Schwarber , V. Caratini , K. Bryant 4 , N. Markakis , I. Happ 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Baez , N. Markakis
GIDP: J. Heyward
Hit by Pitch: K. Bryant
Team LOB: 5
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
Y. Chirinos W (6-5) 6.0 4 1 1 1 5 1 89 56 3.55   
J. Alvarado H (8) 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 29 17 3.26   
D. Castillo H (11) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 4 6.88   
C. Roe 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 6 2.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Chirinos 64
Batters Faced: Y. Chirinos 24, J. Alvarado 6, D. Castillo 1, C. Roe 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Chirinos 3-10, J. Alvarado 1-3, D. Castillo 0-0, C. Roe 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Chirinos 89-56, J. Alvarado 29-17, D. Castillo 7-4, C. Roe 10-6
Hit Batsmen: Y. Chirinos
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Lester L (5-6) 5.0 3 3 3 3 3 1 74 45 5.38   
T. Megill 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 31 18 4.26   
Z. Grotz 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1.62   
C. Sadler 1.1 1 2 2 2 1 0 27 17 6.75   
J. Jeffress 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 10 7 4.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lester 49
Batters Faced: J. Lester 21, T. Megill 7, Z. Grotz 1, C. Sadler 7, J. Jeffress 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lester 7-5, T. Megill 2-3, Z. Grotz 0-1, C. Sadler 1-2, J. Jeffress 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lester 74-45, T. Megill 31-18, Z. Grotz 4-2, C. Sadler 27-17, J. Jeffress 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Jeffress 2-2
WP: C. Sadler
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brandon Lowe
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:20 PM CT
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 34758
Special Notes: SP Yonny Chirinos was injured while pitching.
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