The Cubs and the Rays kicked off their series on a warm and sunny day at Wrigley Field on Friday afternoon. Chicago’s hitters stepped up to bail out their starting pitcher for a change and helped earn a comeback victory.
Tampa Bay grabbed an early lead against Matthew Boyd when old friend Christopher Morel hit a three-run homer in the top of the 1st inning. The North Siders evened the score with three runs against Shane Baz in the bottom of the 2nd. Dansby Swanson had a hustle RBI double, followed by run-scoring singles from Michael Busch and Ian Happ.