Rays and Cubs play, winner claims 3-game series
Chicago Cubs (5-6, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (5-6, third in the AL East) St. Petersburg, Florida; Wednesday, 6:40 p.
m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Colin Rea (0-0, 4. 26 ERA, 1.
42 WHIP, eight strikeouts); Rays: Joe Boyle (0-0, 3. 18 ERA, 0. 88 WHIP, 13 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cubs -111, Rays -108; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago Cubs meet on Wednesday with the winner claiming the three-game series.
Tampa Bay is 1-1 in home games and 5-6 overall. The Rays have the fifth-best team batting average in MLB play at . 260.
Chicago has a 5-6 record overall and a 2-3 record on the road. The Cubs are 4-1 in games when they scored five or more runs. The matchup Wednesday is the third time these teams match up this season.