Paul Sullivan: A blown chance to sweep Rays and an injury to Justin Steele make Cubs’ day a total loss
CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs were in prime position to end a horrible May on a positive note, threatening to send the Tampa Bay Rays to their first series sweep of the season. With a day off Thursday before a 10-game West Coast trip, a win over the mighty Rays would’ve been reason to believe the Cubs’ prolonged stretch of bad baseball was behind them. But a pair of late two-run homers off Mark ...
by Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune
May 31, 2023
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CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs were in prime position to end a horrible May on a positive note, threatening to send the Tampa Bay Rays to their first series sweep of the season.
With a day off Thursday before a 10-game West Coast trip, a win over the mighty Rays would’ve been reason to believe the Cubs’ prolonged stretch of bad baseball was behind them.
But a pair of late two-run homers off Mark Leiter Jr. gave the Rays a 4-3 comeback win in front of a sun-baked crowd of 29,360 at Wrigley Field, and an injury to Cubs starter
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