CHICAGO — Saturday was looking like another one of those kinds of days for the Rays. They rallied from an early three-run deficit only to see arguably their best reliever, Garrett Cleavinger, give up a two-out homer in the seventh to Michael Busch.

Rizzo joined the Chicago Cubs as a team ambassador on Saturday. The big first baseman threw out a ceremonial first pitch to Cubs outfielder Ian Happ, one of his former teammates, before grabbing a seat in the bleachers in left for the team’s afternoon game against Tampa Bay.

The Rays (-113 moneyline odds to win) and the Cubs (-106) will play in a projected close contest. The scheduled starters are Drew Rasmussen (10-5) for the Tampa Bay Rays, and Colin Rea (10-6) for the Chicago Cubs.