Rays play the Cubs in first of 3-game series

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 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings while giving up 4.0 runs per game in the 2025 season.

INJURIES: Rays: Garrett Cleavinger: 15-Day IL (calf), Steven Wilson: 60-Day IL (back), Edwin Uceta: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Gavin Lux: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Pepiot: 15-Day IL (hip), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Taylor Walls: 10-Day IL (oblique)

Cubs: Cade Horton: 15-Day IL (forearm), Porter Hodge: 15-Day IL (elbow), Seiya Suzuki: 10-Day IL (knee), Justin Steele: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Wicks: 15-Day IL (forearm), Shelby Miller: 60-Day IL (elbow), Christopher Austin: 60-Day IL (knee)

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