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Tampa Bay Drops Chicago 5-4 - Match Report

Tampa Bay moneyline bettors cashed on Saturday courtesy of a 5-4 win against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.

The Rays were a -110 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 8.

Bryan Baker earned the victory for the Rays, 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 Junior Caminero in the win.

Chicago's starting pitcher Drew Pomeranz worked 0.2 innings, giving up 1 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 0 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Nico Hoerner in a losing cause.

Tampa Bay outhit their counterparts 14-6 in the game.

The game was closed out by Pete Fairbanks who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 2 walks and fanned 2 batters to earn the save.