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Nico Hoerner's big night helps Cub clinch series vs. Rays
Michael Conforto drove in three runs and Nico Hoerner added three hits as Chicago capitalized on three Tampa Bay errors.
- On Wednesday, the Chicago Cubs defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 at Tropicana Field, securing the series rubber match behind strong offensive performances from Nico Hoerner and Michael Conforto.
- Three Tampa Bay throwing errors in the fifth inning allowed the Cubs to capitalize, with Conforto delivering a bases-clearing, two-run double that broke the game open.
- Hoerner went 3-for-5 with two RBIs, extending his on-base streak to 11 games, while pitcher Colin Rea held the Rays to one run over five innings.
- "We got a big hit today," manager Craig Counsell said of the rally, as the offense totaled 15 runs over the past two games after a slow start.
- The Cubs return to Wrigley Field on Friday to face the Pirates, with outfielder Seiya Suzuki expected to make his season debut after recovering from a PCL sprain.
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Cubs offense 'clicks as an entire group' in series win over Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Leave it to left fielder Micahel Conforto, to get the big hit for the Cubs.With the bases loaded in the fifth inning, Conforto delivered a bases-clearing, two-run scoring double — the other run scored on an error — in Wednesday’s 6-2 win that broke the game open for the Cubs.Conforto said he didn’t get off to the start he wanted to at Wrigley Field because he was consistently late at the plate. He tweaked his routine and a…
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Nico Hoerner powers the Cubs to a 6-2 victory over the error-prone Rays at Tropicana Field
Nico Hoerner hit a leadoff homer and then delivered an RBI double during a five-run fifth inning as the Chicago Cubs beat the sloppy Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 at Tropicana Field.
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