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Both teams had some rotation chaos.
The Rays (5-6) were without scheduled starter Drew Rasmussen,
whose wife went into labor with the couple's second child hours
before first pitch. Mason Englert (0-1) got the start and
allowed four runs on seven hits in 3 2/3 innings.
The Cubs announced before the game that ace Cade Horton would
miss the rest of the season after an MRI revealed UCL damage in
his right elbow.
Chicago's Pete Crow-Armstrong had his first home run of the
season, a solo shot in the seventh inning, among his three hits.
Moises Ballesteros' two-run homer in the ninth was his first of
the season.
Bregman's last hit before Tuesday came Friday night. The
32-year-old Bregman, who signed a five-year contract with
Chicago last winter, lined a single to left field in the first
inning, led off the third with a double and started the fifth
with a single.
Assad (1-0), stepping into the rotation for the injured Matthew
Boyd, held the Rays to one hit and two walks into the sixth
inning. Assad was recalled on Monday when Boyd was placed on the
injured list with a left biceps strain. The Cubs have won six of
Assad’s last seven starts dating to Aug. 17, 2025.
Up next
Cubs RHP Colin Rea (0-0, 4.26 ERA) will make his first start of
the season Wednesday, stepping into Horton's spot, in the series
finale against Tampa Bay's RHP Joe Boyle (0-0, 3.18 ERA).
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