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Tampa Bay Downed 2-1 By Chicago - Shane McClanahan Takes Loss

Chicago got 1 innings of work from Julian Merryweather en route to a 2-1 victory over Tampa Bay on Tuesday at Wrigley Field.

Chicago won as a +148 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 8.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Julian Merryweather earned the victory for the Cubs, throwing 1 innings of work, striking out 0, walking 0, and allowing 1 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Mike Tauchman in the win.

Tampa Bay's starting pitcher Jake Diekman worked 0.1 innings, giving up 0 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 0 in the loss. They got 1 hits from Harold Ramirez in a losing cause.

Chicago outhit their counterparts 8-7 in the game.

Adbert Alzolay pitched the final 2 innings for the save. He struck out 4 and allowed 0 hits in his outing.