Edwin Rios cracked a 2-run homer, his first hit in three games with the Cubs this season.
Ninth-place hitter Bubba Thompson had a triple, double and 2 RBIs, and the Texas Rangers ripped the Cubs 8-2 on Sunday at Wrigley Field to end a two-game slide.
Edwin Rios cracked a 2-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 6 hits in 5⅔ innings for the win.Thompson appeared in his third game and entered with just 1 hit, a double, in 3 previous at bats. The fleet center fielder also scored twice in this one and reached on an error.
by signing up you agree to our terms of service Semien capped the rally with a bloop double to right that dropped in off Trey Mancini's glove.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.
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