MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT CHICAGO CUBS
09/24/2028
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 2889 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH , 2028 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (66-90) 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 6 16 1
Chicago Cubs (90-65) 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 7 5 0
Rizzo Slugs 500th Home Run
Chicago's outstanding first baseman Anthony Rizzo joined the 500 home run club today at Wrigley Field with a booming blast in the Cubs win over the Rays. They topped Tampa Bay 7-6.

On his milestone day Rizzo had 1 hit in 3 at-bats with 1 RBI and 2 runs scored.

Tongue-in-cheek he told the press, "Don't tell me when I get close to the next milestone. Just tell me after I reach it. It will be easier to hit that way."

His career numbers show Rizzo is batting .253 with a total of 500 home runs.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Basabe LF 5 0 2 0 0 2 3 .257 2 20
C. Mead 1B 5 0 2 0 0 2 4 .281 21 77
W. Franco 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .262 20 68
B. Wisely DH 4 1 2 2 1 1 2 .255 41 96
Z. Prajzner 2B 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .211 24 62
I. Irish C 4 3 3 1 1 0 1 .220 7 39
M. Margot RF 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .220 4 24
M. Kepler CF 5 0 1 2 0 0 3 .198 12 47
W. Vasquez SS 5 0 3 0 0 1 2 .259 11 35
Totals 41 6 16 5 4 10 22      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Mead (37, 1st Inning off J. Musgrove, 1 on, 0 outs) , I. Irish (29, 4th Inning off J. Musgrove, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: W. Vasquez (3, 7th Inning off S. Romero, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: I. Irish (7, 2nd Inning off J. Musgrove, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Wisely (41, 5th Inning off J. Musgrove, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: O. Basabe 2 , C. Mead 3 , W. Franco 2 , B. Wisely 5 , I. Irish 7 , M. Margot , M. Kepler , W. Vasquez 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Basabe , C. Mead 2 , Z. Prajzner 2 , I. Irish , W. Vasquez
GIDP: M. Kepler
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Wisely (7)

FIELDING
Errors: Z. Prajzner (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Grady DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .225 10 46
A. Rizzo 1B 3 2 1 1 0 1 3 .220 40 110
I. Happ LF 3 2 1 3 1 0 0 .290 11 62
B. Davis RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .252 23 78
A. Bregman 3B 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .256 23 76
   a-K. Made 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 0 0
C. Correa SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237 10 53
C. Collins C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .205 3 12
J. Baez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .206 3 18
P. Crow-Armstrong CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .204 13 50
Totals 30 7 5 6 3 11 8      
a - K. Made substituted for A. Bregman in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Bregman (34, 1st Inning off T. Bradley, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Rizzo (40, 1st Inning off T. Bradley, 0 on, 1 out) , I. Happ (11, 2nd Inning off T. Bradley, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. Bregman (23, 7th Inning off T. Mahle, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Rizzo 4 , I. Happ 4 , B. Davis , A. Bregman 6
2-out RBI: I. Happ , A. Bregman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Rizzo , C. Collins
Hit by Pitch: A. Rizzo , A. Bregman , J. Baez
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Baez-Correa-Rizzo)
OF assists: 1 (Crow-Armstrong(Mead at 3rd base))
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Bradley 1.2 4 6 6 2 4 2 55 5.68   
N. Bitsko 3.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 51 0.00   
L. Ortiz 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 20 1.50   
T. Mahle L (1-6) 2.1 1 1 1 0 2 1 31 4.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Bradley 19
Batters Faced: T. Bradley 12, N. Bitsko 11, L. Ortiz 5, T. Mahle 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Bradley 1-0, N. Bitsko 3-3, L. Ortiz 0-1, T. Mahle 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Bradley 55-29, N. Bitsko 51-30, L. Ortiz 20-10, T. Mahle 31-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Ortiz 1-0 , T. Mahle 2-0
WP: T. Bradley
Hit Batsmen: T. Bradley , N. Bitsko , L. Ortiz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Musgrove 4.1 13 6 6 2 1 2 93 4.07   
M. Diaz 1.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 32 3.23   
C. Doval 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.93   
S. Romero W (3-0) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 4.72   
R. Helsley H (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16 4.25   
B. Carraway H (16) 0.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 18 2.40   
A. Uribe SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Musgrove 12
Batters Faced: J. Musgrove 26, M. Diaz 6, C. Doval 2, S. Romero 3, R. Helsley 3, B. Carraway 4, A. Uribe 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Musgrove 5-5, M. Diaz 1-0, C. Doval 1-1, S. Romero 0-1, R. Helsley 0-0, B. Carraway 0-1, A. Uribe 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Musgrove 93-56, M. Diaz 32-18, C. Doval 8-6, S. Romero 10-8, R. Helsley 16-12, B. Carraway 18-4, A. Uribe 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Diaz 1-0 , C. Doval 1-0 , A. Uribe 2-0
WP: J. Musgrove
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ike Irish
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Clear skies (52 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 3:58
Attendance: 35748
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