US EditionNick Fortes Homers in the 9th Inning as the Tampa Bay Rays Top the Chicago Cubs 5
Nick Fortes' fifth homer of the season ended Brad Keller's 22-game scoreless streak, boosting the Rays to a 5-4 win and breaking their six-game losing streak.
- On Saturday, Nick Fortes opened the ninth with a tiebreaking 421-foot homer, ending Brad Keller's 22-scoreless appearance streak and securing a 5-4 Tampa Bay Rays win.
- Chicago built a 3-0 advantage after Moises Ballesteros' first big-league homer and Dansby Swanson's two-run double; Tampa Bay responded in the middle innings with a Bob Seymour triple, Richie Palacios' RBI groundout, and Brandon Lowe's RBI double.
- Junior Caminero answered in the eighth when he hit a leadoff drive off Cubs reliever Porter Hodge to tie the game at 4; it was his 43rd homer, three shy of Carlos Peña's franchise record.
- The result altered the teams' records as Tampa Bay's reliever Bryan Baker earned the win, and Pete Fairbanks recorded his 26th save in 31 chances, impacting bullpen decisions and standings.
- Up next, Adrian Houser will start Sunday for Tampa Bay against Shota Imanaga as the Rays halt a six-of-seven skid.
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Nick Fortes homers in the 9th inning as the Tampa Bay Rays top the Chicago Cubs 5-4
CHICAGO (AP) — Nick Fortes hit a tiebreaking homer in the ninth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays held off the Chicago Cubs for a 5-4 victory on Saturday.
Nick Fortes’ homer in 9th lifts Rays over Cubs
Tampa Bay's Nick Fortes hit a leadoff home run in the top of the ninth inning, and the visiting Rays held on for a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday. Bryan Baker (4-4) picked up the win in relief, and Pete Fairbanks collected his 26th save with a scoreless ninth despite the tying run getting to third with no outs. Brad Keller (4-2) was tagged with loss when he gave up the home run to Fortes in the ninth. The Rays improved to 73-75, w…
Nick Fortes homers in the 9th inning as the Tampa Bay Rays top the Chicago Cubs 5
CHICAGO (AP) — Nick Fortes hit a tiebreaking homer in the ninth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays held off the Chicago Cubs for a 5-4 victory on Saturday. Tampa Bay trailed 4-3 before Junior Caminero hit a leadoff drive against Porter Hodge in the eighth. It was Caminero’s 43rd homer, extending his career high. Fortes opened the ninth with a 421-foot drive to left-center for his fifth homer of the season. The shot ended a string of 22 consecutive s…
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