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Michael Conforto had a two-run double for the Cubs, who took
advantage of three Tampa Bay throwing errors in the fifth to win
the rubber game of the series before an announced crowd of
20,483. Colin Rea (1-0) allowed one run in five innings.
Hoerner went 3 for 5 with two RBIs and two runs, extending his
on-base streak to 11 games. His leadoff shot to left field
snapped a homerless streak for Rays right-hander Joe Boyle (0-1)
that lasted 30 2/3 innings.
After that, Boyle retired 11 of his next 12 batters before it
all unraveled in the fifth.
A leadoff double, two walks and Conforto’s bases-loaded double
broke it open. Two throwing errors — one by right fielder Jake
Fraley, the other by catcher Hunter Feduccia — helped the Cubs
score two more runs before Boyle could escape. He gave up six
runs, five earned, and four hits in 4 1/3 innings.
It was the third time this season Tampa Bay committed three
errors in a game.
Rea, who attended St. Petersburg College, stepped into the
rotation after Cade Horton went on the injured list with a right
forearm strain and held the Rays to two hits.
Hoby Milner, Ben Brown (two innings) and Hunter Harvey finished
the five-hitter.
Tampa Bay's first run came in the third on Jonathan Aranda’s
sacrifice fly. Aranda scored in the eighth on Jake Fraley’s
single.
Up next
Cubs LHP Shota Imanaga (0-1, 4.50 ERA) faces Pirates RHP Carmen
Mlodzinski (0-0, 4.00) on Friday at Wrigley Field.
Rays LHP Steven Matz (2-0, 4.09 ERA) starts Friday night at home
against the New York Yankees.
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