Nick Strong of Tampa Bay struck a home run at the head of the ninth round, and the Rays on visit held a 5-4 victory on the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.
Bryan Baker (4-4) won the relief victory, and Pete Fairbanks collected his 26th judgment with a ninth aimless despite the run-linging reaching the third without withdrawal.
Brad Keller (4-2) was tagged with a loss when he abandoned the Home Run to strong in the ninth.
The shelves improved at 73-75, while the cubs fell to 84-64.
Leaving Cubs, Colin Rea, made 5 1/3 rounds, abandoning seven strokes and three points. He did not work anyone and withdrew five.
The Rays Starter attracted Rasmussen made five rounds, abandoning four strokes and three points while walking three and withdrawing five.
The Cubs started the score uniquely when the Recruue Moises Ballesteros struck its first circuit from the major league in the second round.
The Cubs celebrated Anthony Rizzo with a retirement ceremony before the match, and the former Chicago base player visited fans in the stands of the left field when the shot of the ball of Ballesteros came to him, bouncing on his hand with the fan behind him.
Chicago extended his advance at 3-0 in fourth with two withdrawals. Nico Hoerner chose and stole second. The Rays have chosen to walk internationally Ballesteros. Inby Swanson then aligned a double in the corner of the left field to mark Hoerner and Ballesteros.
Tampa Bay reduced two to two in the fifth when Bob Seymour tripled from the Wall of the Central Field, and Richie Palacios entered a second row land.
The Rays equaled the scoring in the sixth. Yanny Diaz started with a bachelor and Brandon Lowe doubled, and Rea was lifted after putting Junior Caminero, but pinching Jake Mangum chose two withdrawals to send Lowe to the house.
Michael Busch dominated the seventh to give the Cubs an advance of 4-3, but Junior Caminero responded with a circuit for the rays in the eighth to attach it to 4.
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