ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Lowe capped a four-run ninth inning with a three-run homer, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the struggling Chicago Cubs 5-2 on Tuesday night. .
Richie Palacios began the attack with a double that opened the inning against the Dominican Héctor Neris (6-1). Ben Rortvedt reached base on a one-out walk, before a single by Panamanian José Caballero tied the score at 2.
Cuban Yandy Díaz struck out swinging, before Lowe found a pitch with a full count and the ball disappeared between right and center field, for his third home run of the season.
Chris Devenski (2-1) finished the ninth scoreless inning to claim the victory.
For the Cubs, Dominican Christopher Morel was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and one RBI. Panamanian Miguel Amaya 3-0.
For the Rays, Cuban Díaz is 4-2. The Mexicans Isaac Paredes 4-1, Randy Arozarena 1-0. Dominican José Siri 4-0. Panamanian Caballero was 1-1 with one run scored and one RBI.
