Summary

  1. Thanks for watching!published at 22:08 BST 14 September

    MLB BBC scheduleImage source, MLB Europe

    Remember we are back against next Sunday at the slightly earlier time of 18.30 BST for the New York Yankees up against the Baltimore Orioles.

    We'll see you then!

  2. If the post-season started today...published at 22:05 BST 14 September

    That win for the Cubs moves them ever-closer to the Wild Card in the National League.

    If the regular season finished today this is what we would be looking at. The Cubs would be up against the Padres.

    If the post-season started todayImage source, MLB Bases Covered Live
  3. CUBS WIN!published at 22:00 BST 14 September

    No problems in the end for Kittredge as he gets the job done for the Cubs.

    He strikes out Chandler Simpson to kick off the ninth, then does the same to Bob Seymour.

    He then walks Yandy Diaz to give the Rays a slither of hope, but a brilliant strikeout of Junior Caminero finishes it off.

    The Cubs come back for a 4-3 win and "Go Cubs Go" echoes around Wrigley Field.

  4. Pitching changepublished at 21:51 BST 14 September

    Andrew Kittredge replaces Caleb Thielar as pitcher for the Cubs.

    Can Kittredge close this one out?

  5. Postpublished at 21:50 BST 14 September

    Another pitching change as the Rays replace Edwin Uceta with Garrett Acton for the bottom of the eighth.

    Acton walks Moises Ballesteros and Willi Castro in between two outs, but in the end he manages to get Reese McGuire to pop up a catch to Carson Williams at short stop to end the inning.

    Can the Rays now extend this game in the final inning?

  6. Postpublished at 21:40 BST 14 September

    Three quick outs for the Cubs in the eighth.

    Javier Assad gets Nick Fortes to ground out before he is taken out of the game for Caleb Thielbar.

    The new pitcher then gets Josh Lowe and Everson Pereira to also ground out and the Rays have just one inning left to save this.

  7. Two runs score!published at 21:32 BST 14 September

    Here come the Cubs!

    Singles for Willi Castro and Matt Shaw give the Cubs a chance to score and they take it.

    Nico Hoerner smashes a line drive deep to left field. The ball gets stuck in the ivy at the bottom of the wall giving Castro and Shaw plenty of time to score and Hoerner has an RBI double.

    4-3 to the Cubs. They've turned it around.

    That all came after a pitching change for the Rays with Edwin Uceta in for Adrian Houser.

  8. Postpublished at 21:24 BST 14 September

    Interesting strategy at the top of the seventh here. Assad intentionally walks Junior Caminero.

    That decision is nearly punished by the Rays.

    Brandon Lowe line drives for a single that takes Caminero to third base before the pinch hitter Jake Mangum grounds into a force-out at second base which allows Caminero to get home.

    But the run won't count! The Cubs make a challenge after Lowe looked to have obstructed second baseman Nico Hoerner. The challenge is successful and Mangum is out. The score remains 3-2.

  9. Junior Caminero's sensational seasonpublished at 21:12 BST 14 September

    Junior Caminero only turned 22 in July. He has added another home run today putting him within range of Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s best ever season for a hitter under 23. We are about to see him at-bat again. Can he move to 45 home runs in 2025?

    Most home runs before turning 23Image source, MLB Bases Covered Live
  10. Home run!published at 21:06 BST 14 September

    Ian Happ launches a flyball to centre field for the Cubs. It takes an eternity to drop out of the sky but it's over the top of the ivy on the wall and the Cubs are back in it!

    Moises Ballesteros backs up that Happ home run with a single of his own but Adrian Houser manages to dig out two more outs and the Rays stay ahead as we head for the seventh.

  11. Rizzo Retirespublished at 21:03 BST 14 September

    What a legacy for Anthony Rizzo. 303 home runs, 965 runs batted in, a four-time gold glove winner.

    Anthony RizzoImage source, MLB
  12. Postpublished at 20:59 BST 14 September

    More joy for the Rays at the top of the sixth inning.

    Assad immediately walks Nick Fortes before Everson Pereira drives a single to centre field.

    Pereira then steals second base to put two runners in scoring position.

    Can the Rays extend their lead?

    No they can't. Carson Williams strikes out before Bob Seymour is caught by Dansby Swanson and the Rays leave two runners stranded.

  13. Pitching changepublished at 20:55 BST 14 September

    Javier Assad is in for Imanaga for the Cubs. Imanaga gave up seven hits and three runs but given two of those runs were on the board within five minutes of the start of this match, that's not too bad.

  14. Postpublished at 20:51 BST 14 September

    Adrian HouserImage source, Getty Images
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    Adrian Houser pitching for the Rays.

    Adrian Houser responds with a very efficient inning of his own.

    He needs just seven pitches to record his three outs and take us to the sixth.

  15. Postpublished at 20:47 BST 14 September

    Shota ImanagaImage source, Getty Images
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    Shota Imanaga pitching for the Cubs.

    Two more strikeouts for Shota Imanaga at the top of the fifth and that takes him to nine strikeouts this afternoon.

    After a slow start Imanaga has found some real consistency and this is another clean inning.

  16. Double playpublished at 20:37 BST 14 September

    Big defence from the Rays to finish the inning and deprive the Cubs of a run.

    Houser walks Pete Crow-Armstrong to leave the bases loaded but then fields a groundball from Willi Castro and throws to his catcher Nick Fortes for the out at home base before Fortes launches to first to get Castro out.

  17. Postpublished at 20:30 BST 14 September

    A good start to the fourth for the Cubs.

    Ian Happ singles on a powerful line drive before Moises Ballesteros also singles to left field.

    Can the Cubs bring home some runs here?

  18. Postpublished at 20:21 BST 14 September

    Three up, three down for the Rays in the fourth as Yandy Diaz strikes out on a foul tip.

  19. Postpublished at 20:16 BST 14 September

    Three identical plays at the bottom of the third as the Rays stay in front.

    Matt Shaw, Michael Busch and Nico Hoerner all ground out to Rays second baseman Brandon Lowe who throws each Cubs hitter out to Bob Seymour at first base.

  20. Run scores!published at 20:10 BST 14 September

    Nick Fortes steps up with a two-out double for the Rays when Brandon Lowe was already on base.

    Shota Imanaga then can't deal with a bunt from Josh Lowe and the Rays extend their lead as Brandon Lowe scores.

    Imanaga gets the final out but the Rays now lead 3-1.