MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT CHICAGO CUBS
07/03/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 1635 - FRIDAY, JULY 3RD, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (47-43) 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 6 11 0
Chicago Cubs (42-47) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 7 1
Rays Win, Now 47-43
The Tampa Bay Rays picked up a win at Wrigley Field, knocking off the Chicago Cubs, 6-3. Starting pitcher James Paxton played a key role in the triumph. Ken Giles got the save, his 23rd in 24 chances. With the win, Tampa Bay raised its record to 47-43.

The Rays picked up the win with a combination of good hitting and good pitching.

"I just made my pitches," said Paxton, "and the ball kept missing the bat."
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Kiermaier CF 5 0 2 1 0 1 4 .230 10 27
R. Devers 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .264 18 55
M. Ozuna LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .209 13 31
D. Vogelbach 1B 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .256 19 47
   K. Giles P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Hicks RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .213 12 34
I. Diaz 2B 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .313 9 29
J. Iglesias SS 3 2 3 0 1 0 0 .271 1 16
A. Hedges C 2 0 1 3 0 1 3 .222 3 11
J. Paxton P 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .500 0 0
   T. Oaks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Posey 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 6 18
Totals 35 6 11 5 4 10 18      
a - B. Posey substituted for T. Oaks in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Hedges (3, 6th Inning off J. Nicasio, 1 on, 1 out) K. Kiermaier (12, 1st Inning off Z. Plesac, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Iglesias (13, 6th Inning off J. Nicasio, 0 on, 1 out) A. Hicks (10, 4th Inning off Z. Plesac, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Vogelbach (19, 7th Inning off J. Grimm, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Paxton 2 , R. Devers , D. Vogelbach 4 , A. Hedges 2 , K. Kiermaier 3 , J. Iglesias 4 , A. Hicks 2
2-out RBI: K. Kiermaier
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Devers , K. Kiermaier 2 , A. Hicks
GIDP: D. Vogelbach
Sac Fly: A. Hedges 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Devers (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Iglesias-Vogelbach)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Gurriel Jr. LF 4 1 3 3 0 1 0 .320 17 37
B. Lowe 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .267 14 37
C. Bellinger CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .269 21 46
W. Contreras C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236 7 22
C. Asuaje 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .239 2 10
H. Dozier 1B 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .242 1 4
P. DeJong SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .230 22 59
M. Taylor RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .201 10 26
Z. Plesac P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .133 0 0
   J. Nicasio P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Lewis PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220 0 0
   J. Grimm P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   P. Pfeifer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3 1 15 5      
a - K. Lewis pinch hit for J. Nicasio in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Dozier (3, 9th Inning off K. Giles, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Gurriel Jr. (17, 8th Inning off T. Oaks, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Lowe , L. Gurriel Jr. 6 , H. Dozier 3 , M. Taylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. DeJong
GIDP: C. Bellinger
Sac Bunt: P. Pfeifer
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: W. Contreras (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Asuaje-Lowe-Dozier)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Paxton W (9-3) 7.1 5 2 2 1 12 0 97 65 2.52   
T. Oaks 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 8 6 3.03   
K. Giles SV (23) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 15 11 1.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Paxton 71
Batters Faced: J. Paxton 27, T. Oaks 3, K. Giles 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Paxton 8-1, T. Oaks 2-0, K. Giles 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Paxton 97-65, T. Oaks 8-6, K. Giles 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Oaks 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
Z. Plesac L (2-3) 5.0 6 3 3 3 3 0 85 53 4.18   
J. Nicasio 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 17 11 1.08   
J. Grimm 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 1 23 14 5.91   
P. Pfeifer 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 35 19 3.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Plesac 43
Batters Faced: Z. Plesac 23, J. Nicasio 5, J. Grimm 5, P. Pfeifer 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Plesac 3-8, J. Nicasio 1-0, J. Grimm 0-1, P. Pfeifer 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Plesac 85-53, J. Nicasio 17-11, J. Grimm 23-14, P. Pfeifer 35-19
WP: Z. Plesac , J. Grimm
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: James Paxton
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:20 PM ET
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 34522
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