CHICAGO — Marcus Stroman pitched a one-hitter, and the Chicago Cubs beat the main league-leading Tampa Bay Rays 1-0 on Monday.
Stroman (5-4) dazzled in his fourth full sport and second shutout in 9 main league seasons. His solely different shutout was in opposition to the Cubs throughout his 2014 rookie season with the Toronto Blue Jays.
He set a season excessive with 105 pitches and matched his excessive with eight strikeouts. The precise-hander walked one in successful his third straight begin and serving to the Cubs bounce again from a weekend sweep by Cincinnati.
The one hit Stroman allowed was when Wander Franco delivered a clear single to left main off the seventh. Stroman walked Brandon Lowe and obtained out of that jam by getting Randy Arozarena to fly out and Josh Lowe to floor right into a double play.
The one different Rays runner to achieve base was when Luke Raley was hit by a pitch main off the third. Chicago pitched its sixth shutout of the season.
Stroman raised each arms and obtained a giant ovation when he retired Franco on a grounder to first to finish the sport, simply the third shutout in opposition to the Rays this 12 months.
The Cubs obtained their run within the fourth when Seiya Suzuki led off with a single, took second on a wild throw by third baseman Taylor Walls and scored on Mike Tauchman’s sacrifice fly. That was all Chicago wanted to return away with the win after getting outscored 25-10 in a three-game sweep by Cincinnati.
Rays rookie Taj Bradley (3-2) was a tough-luck loser in dropping his second straight begin, permitting only one unearned run and three hits in 5⅔ innings. The 22-year-old rookie right-hander struck out eight and walked one.