Tampa Bay's Nick Fortes hit a leadoff home run in the top of the ninth inning, and the visiting Rays held on for a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.

Bryan Baker (4-4) picked up the win in relief, and Pete Fairbanks collected his 26th save with a scoreless ninth despite the tying run getting to third with no outs.

Brad Keller (4-2) was tagged with loss when he gave up the home run to Fortes in the ninth.

The Rays improved to 73-75, while the Cubs fell to 84-64.

Cubs starter Colin Rea went 5 1/3 innings, giving up seven hits and three runs. He didn't walk anyone and struck out five.

Rays starter Drew Rasmussen went five innings, giving up four hits and three runs while walking three and striking out five.

The Cubs started the scoring in unique fashion when rookie Moises Ba

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