Tampa Bay Rays vs Chicago Cubs

MLB

Rays

40-18

4-3

Final

Cubs

24-31

Wrigley Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
TB	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	4
CHC	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3

Who won: Rays 4-3

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at Wrigley Field. The Cubs win the series 2-1. The Rays outscored the Cubs 2-0 in the 8th inning. Brandon Lowe went 1-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Rays.

Recap · May 31

Beeks escapes bases-loaded jam, Lowe, Siri hit homers as Rays beat Cubs 4-3

Jalen Beeks had no idea he'd be the one called on to close out a game if Tampa Bay wound up in a difficult situation.

What it means

Season series: CHC win series 2-1.
Rays 14-12 on the road; Cubs 15-16 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Rays1st in AL East

Shane McClanahan SP
Forearm, Soreness, left
Out
Edwin Uceta RP
Shoulder, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Gavin Lux LF
Shoulder, Inflammation, left
60-Day-IL
Jacob Melton LF
Hamstring, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Jonathan Heasley RP
Elbow, Fracture, right
60-Day-IL

Cubs2nd in NL Cent

Ben Brown RP
Neck, Fracture
60-Day-IL
Justin Steele SP
Elbow, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Phil Maton RP
Knee, Sprain, right
60-Day-IL
Riley Martin RP
Elbow, Strain, left
60-Day-IL
Shelby Miller RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Rays1st in AL East

Zach Eflin SP

Probable starter · 16-8, 3.50 ERA, 186 K, 1.02 WHIP

Lineup

1Yandy Diaz1B
2Randy ArozarenaLF
3Harold RamirezDH
4Isaac Paredes3B
5Manuel MargotRF
6Brandon Lowe2B
7Christian BethancourtC
8Taylor WallsSS
9Jose SiriCF

Cubs2nd in NL Cent

Justin Steele SP

Probable starter · 16-5, 3.06 ERA, 176 K, 1.17 WHIP

Lineup

1Nico HoernerDH
2Dansby SwansonSS
3Ian HappLF
4Seiya SuzukiRF
5Mike TauchmanCF
6Matt Mervis1B
7Patrick Wisdom3B
8Miles Mastrobuoni2B
9Tucker BarnhartC

The series

CHC win series 2-1

Last meeting: Cubs 2, Rays 1 (May 30)

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Game info

Venue: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois · Attendance 29,360
Officials: Will Little (Home Plate Umpire), Ryan Additon (First Base Umpire), Dan Merzel (Second Base Umpire), Lance Barksdale (Third Base Umpire)