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Chicago Cubs (4-6) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (5-5)
St. Petersburg, Florida; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Javier Assad (0-0); Rays: Drew Rasmussen (0-0, 1.80 ERA, 0.70 WHIP, 10 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -137, Cubs +116; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays bring a 1-0 advantage into the next game of the series against the Chicago Cubs.
Tampa Bay went 77-85 overall and 41-40 in home games a season ago. The Rays slugged .401 as a team in the 2025 season while hitting 1.1 home runs per game.
Chicago went 92-70 overall and 42-39 in road games a season ago. The Cubs averaged 8.5 hits per game last season while batting a collective .249 and slugging .430.
INJURIES: Rays: Garrett Cleavinger: 15-Day IL (calf), Steven Wilson: 60-Day IL (back), Edwin Uceta: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Gavin Lux: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Pepiot: 15-Day IL (hip), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Cubs: Matthew Boyd: 15-Day IL (biceps), Cade Horton: 15-Day IL (forearm), Porter Hodge: 15-Day IL (elbow), Seiya Suzuki: 10-Day IL (knee), Justin Steele: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Wicks: 15-Day IL (forearm), Shelby Miller: 60-Day IL (elbow), Christopher Austin: 60-Day IL (knee)
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St. Petersburg, Florida; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Javier Assad (0-0); Rays: Drew Rasmussen (0-0, 1.80 ERA, 0.70 WHIP, 10 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -137, Cubs +116; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays bring a 1-0 advantage into the next game of the series against the Chicago Cubs.
Tampa Bay went 77-85 overall and 41-40 in home games a season ago. The Rays slugged .401 as a team in the 2025 season while hitting 1.1 home runs per game.
Chicago went 92-70 overall and 42-39 in road games a season ago. The Cubs averaged 8.5 hits per game last season while batting a collective .249 and slugging .430.
INJURIES: Rays: Garrett Cleavinger: 15-Day IL (calf), Steven Wilson: 60-Day IL (back), Edwin Uceta: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Gavin Lux: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Pepiot: 15-Day IL (hip), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Cubs: Matthew Boyd: 15-Day IL (biceps), Cade Horton: 15-Day IL (forearm), Porter Hodge: 15-Day IL (elbow), Seiya Suzuki: 10-Day IL (knee), Justin Steele: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Wicks: 15-Day IL (forearm), Shelby Miller: 60-Day IL (elbow), Christopher Austin: 60-Day IL (knee)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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