CHICAGO -- Christopher Morel exited the Rays’ 4-3 loss in the series finale against the Cubs on Sunday afternoon at Wrigley Field with an abdominal contusion, the team announced.

Morel stepped to the plate with two outs in the top of the fifth to face Chicago left-hander Shota Imanaga, with Tampa Bay leading, 3-1. He worked a 2-2 count before fouling off a sweeper.

The ball, though, appeared to ricochet off his foot and hit him in the lower abdominal area. He immediately fell to the ground and stayed there for a few moments. Showing visible discomfort, he was joined by manager Kevin Cash and a team trainer.

After a couple of minutes, Morel resumed his at-bat, swinging through another sweeper on the next pitch for strike three. He went back out to left field for the bottom of the fif

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