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Marc Topkin's takeaways from Tuesday's Rays-Cubs game

 
Published Sept. 20, 2017

Chris Archer's night ended with his 11th loss, but he and the Rays should feel good about his six solid innings. After the forearm tightness scare in Chicago, he had two rough outings (15 hits, 11 runs, seven innings), so Tuesday was a reassuring rebound.

Brad Miller's homer with one out in the sixth ended Mike Montgomery's unexpected no-hit bid, and gave him 61 hits for the season. That's the same as his number of walks. No player with 300 plate appearances has had as many walks as hits since Adam Dunn in 2011.

Props to 3B Evan Longoria for lending his name, time and taste buds to a good cause, teaming with the local Kahwa coffee company to produce a special blend — Signature Series No. 3, a medium dark roast — being sold with proceeds to Hurricane Irma relief and other charities.