Ninth-place hitter Bubba Thompson had a triple, double and two RBIs, and the Texas Rangers ripped the Chicago Cubs 8-2 on Sunday to end a two-game slide.
Leadoff man Marcus Semien doubled among two hits and drove in three runs as the Rangers rebounded from an error-filled 10-3 loss on Saturday to salvage the final game of a three-game set at Wrigley Field. Corey Seager and Travis Jankowski each knocked in a run with a double, and Jonah Heim had two hits.
Edwin Rios cracked a two-run homer, his first hit in three games with the Cubs this season after signing as a free agent in February. That was the only scoring off Texas starter Jon Gray , who scattered six hits in 5 2/3 innings for the win.Thompson appeared in his third game and entered with just one hit, a double, in three previous at bats. The fleet center fielder also scored twice in this one and reached on an error.
Jameson Taillon allowed five runs, three earned, on six hits in five innings in his second start with Chicago after signing a four-year contract in free agency. The right-hander struck out seven and walked only one, but was hurt by some soft, well-placed Texas hits and two Cubs errors as Chicago's three-game winning streak ended.Jankwoski drove in the first run with a ground-rule double.
The Rangers added another unearned run in the fourth, upping their lead to 5-2. Jankowski reached on first baseman Eric Hosmer's fielding error then scored on Thompson's soft double down the left-field line. Texas tacked on three more runs against reliever Javier Assad in the sixth, scoring on Thompson's triple, Semien's single and Seager's double.Cubs: RHP Kyle Hendricks is slated to throw live batting practice again at the team's facility in Arizona on Monday. Hendricks hasn't pitched in a major league game since July 5. ... OF Seiya Suzuki and LHP Brandon Hughes were set for additionl rehab appearances with Triple-A Iowa.
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