Rays win reunion with Cubs’ Maddon

Joe Maddon’s Tampa Bay reunion didn’t go quite the way he wanted. Tim Beckham homered, and the Rays hung on to beat the Chicago Cubs, 6-5, on Tuesday.

Beckham’s two-run drive highlighted a fiverun fourth against Jon Lester (5-5). Alex Colome gave up two runs in the ninth, but the Rays won their first meeting against their former manager since he left for Chicago following the 2014 season.

Maddon chatted with Evan Longoria and some of his former staffers, such as pitching coach Jim Hickey and third base coach Tom Foley, as the Rays took batting practice.

“They’re a great bunch of guys,” Maddon said. “There’s a lot of humor on that side, and I got my giggles in.”

BLUE JAYS 4, YANKEES 1 >> CC Sabathia was chased during a four-run third inning in his return from the disabled list, with Kendrys Morales hitting a two-run single that helped Toronto stop a five-game losing streak.

NATIONALS 11, METS 4 >> Daniel Murphy had four hits and five RBI, helping NL East-leading Washington to its third straight victory. Murphy improved his career average to .405 against the Mets, his first and only former big league team.

PADRES 1, INDIANS 0 >> Cory Spangenberg drove in the only run with a groundout, and six San Diego pitchers combined on a five-hitter as the Padres edged Cleveland despite a record-setting outing by Corey Kluber (7-3), who struck out 10 in eight innings setting a franchise mark with five consecutive double-digit strikeout games.