Rays play the Cubs in first of 3-game series
By The Associated Press••Yahoo Sports
Chicago Cubs (4-5) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (4-5) St. Petersburg, Florida; Monday, 4:10 p.
m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Jameson Taillon (0-0, 0. 00 ERA, 1.
29 WHIP, three strikeouts); Rays: Shane McClanahan (0-1, 3. 86 ERA, 1. 07 WHIP, four strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cubs -110, Rays -109; over/under is 7 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays start a three-game series at home against the Chicago Cubs on Monday.
Tampa Bay had a 77-85 record overall and a 41-40 record at home last season. The Rays batted . 251 as a team in the 2025 season with a .
714 OPS. Chicago went 92-70 overall and 42-39 on the road a season ago. The Cubs pitching staff averaged 7.