US EditionNico Hoerner’s 3 RBIs Lead Cubs to 4-3 Win over Fading Rays
Nico Hoerner's two-run double and Javier Assad's scoreless relief pitching secured the Cubs' win, improving their record to 84-64 and maintaining second place in the NL Central.
- On September 14, 2025, Nico Hoerner drove in three runs including a go-ahead two-run double, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays at Wrigley Field.
- The Cubs fell behind 2-0 early due to back-to-back homers by Yandy Diaz and Junior Caminero, but a replay overturned a Rays' run in the seventh inning that changed the game's momentum.
- Shota Imanaga started for the Cubs and pitched five innings with three runs allowed and nine strikeouts, while Ian Happ contributed a sixth-inning home run and Andrew Kittredge earned his fifth save.
- Hoerner, who is batting.299 and riding a nine-game hitting streak, moved past Aubrey Huff with his 108th RBI and expressed that reaching the postseason and competing at Wrigley Field would be very meaningful to him.
- With this win, the Cubs improved to 85-64, reduced their wild-card magic number to four with 13 games left, moved closer to clinching a playoff spot, while the Rays fell to 73-76 after losing seven of nine games.
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