Ian Happ homers as the Chicago Cubs knock off the Tampa Bay Rays 6-4

Ian Happ homered and Moisés Ballesteros hit a tiebreaking triple, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the slumping Tampa Bay Rays 6-4 on Friday. Happ finished with three hits and two RBIs as Chicago posted its third consecutive victory. Nico Hoerner had two hits and scored twice for the NL wild-card leaders.

Max Fried strikes out nine as Yankees hold on to beat Rays, 7-5

Max Fried pitched into the seventh inning and the Yankees used the other team’s mistakes to their advantage for a change as they held on to beat the Rays, 7-5, on Tuesday night in the Bronx.