Chicago used three consecutive bunts to take a 2-0 lead in the fifth.
Taj Bradley tied a career high with 11 strikeouts over seven innings and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied to beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 on Thursday night.Bradley gave up two unearned runs and three hits.After starter Justin Steele pitched six scoreless innings for the Cubs , the Rays scored three times in the seventh off Mark Leiter Jr. . Pinch-hitter Josh Lowe had an RBI single and pinch-hitter Ben Rortvedt drove in a run on a groundout before Yandy Díaz made it 3-2 with another RBI single.
One run came home when catcher Alex Jackson was charged with an error for dropping a throw from third baseman Isaac Paredes on Pete Crow-Armstrong's bunt. Yan Gomes then picked up an RBI with a sacrifice bunt.The Cubs entered with four sacrifice bunts on the season. It was Gomes' fourth in 1,116 games.Steele allowed three hits, walked one and struck out five. The lefty has a 3.22 ERA but is winless in eight starts since coming back from a strained left hamstring.
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