Cubs 5, Nationals 3
CHICAGO — Former Ray Justin Ruggiano's two-out, two-run double broke a tie in the seventh for the Cubs, who had dropped four of five before the win. Starlin Castro had two RBIs and Anthony Rizzo went 3-for-4 with two doubles. Hector Rondon pitched a perfect ninth for his ninth save. Former Tampa Catholic standout Denard Span went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs for the Nationals.
FOX announced Monday night that former Bucs cornerback Ronde Barber will have a familiar face joining him as a guest analyst for the Oct. 1 Bucs-Giants game in Tampa: his twin brother Tiki, who will join …
![Tiki Barber, right, will join his brother, Ronde, left, as a guest analyst on the Oct. 1 Bucs-Giants broadcast on FOX. [Times files (2006)]](/resources/images/dti/2017/09/419212006_20028012.jpg)
As good as the Bucs looked in their season-opening 29-7 win against the Bears on Sunday, fans couldn't help but notice that the success didn't sound the same at Raymond James Stadium.
![Ron Gutschmidt is perched on top of the Buccaneer pirate ship ready to activate the ship's cannons with the press of a button after a Buccaneer touchdown. [LUIS SANTANA | Times]](/resources/images/dti/2017/09/424671023_20027997.jpg)
Rick Stroud and Tom Jones talk about Joe Maddon's return to Tropicana Field for the first time since he left the Rays in 2014 in the latest edition of our Rick and Tom podcast. They discuss the mixed emotions …
![Joe Maddon returns to Tropicana Field tonight for the first time since he left the Rays in 2014. [Getty Images]](/resources/images/dti/2017/09/433544063_20027919.jpg)
Joe Maddon's first trip back to the Trop is getting most of the headlines tonight, but there are several other familiar faces among the eight former Rays now wearing Cubs uniforms.
When Hall of Famer Phil Esposito first saw Lightning prospect Oleg Sosunov, he joked he thought the 6-foot-8 Russian would hit the ceiling of Amalie Arena.
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