Tampa Bay Rays vs Chicago Cubs
April 8, 2026 • 6:40 PM • Tropicana Field
Status
Final
Tampa Bay Rays
TB
2
Chicago Cubs
CHC
6
Last 5 Form
Probable Pitchers
Season Comparison
2026| Stat | Tampa Bay Rays | Chicago Cubs |
|---|---|---|
| OPS | .715 | .777 |
| HR | 27 | 40 |
| Runs | 136 | 164 |
| ERA | 4.13 | 4.01 |
| WHIP | 1.23 | 1.20 |
| Strikeouts | 232 | 243 |
Top Players
Tampa Bay Rays
Hitters
Pitchers
4.2 IP, 4 SO, 0 ERA
6.0 IP, 8 SO, 1.5 ERA
6.0 IP, 4 SO, 1.5 ERA
Chicago Cubs
Hitters
Pitchers
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
Box Score
Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Nico Hoerner (2B) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Busch (1B) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Bregman (3B) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong (CF) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carson Kelly (C) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moisés Ballesteros (DH) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dansby Swanson (SS) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Conforto (LF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Matt Shaw (RF) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Rea (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hoby Milner (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Brown (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hunter Harvey (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||
| Yandy Díaz (DH) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Aranda (1B) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Fraley (RF) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Junior Caminero (3B) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chandler Simpson (LF) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Williamson (2B) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Feduccia (C) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jonny DeLuca (CF) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Walls (SS) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Boyle (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jesse Scholtens (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Colin Rea | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Hoby Milner | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Brown | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Hunter Harvey | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||
| Joe Boyle | 4.1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Jesse Scholtens | 4.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
top 1 • Home Run • 0-1
Nico Hoerner homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.
bottom 3 • Sac Fly • 1-1
Jonathan Aranda out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Michael Conforto. Jonny DeLuca scores.
top 5 • Double • 1-4
Michael Conforto doubles (1) on a fly ball to right fielder Jake Fraley. Carson Kelly scores. Moisés Ballesteros scores. Dansby Swanson scores. Michael Conforto to 3rd. Michael Conforto advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by right fielder Jake Fraley. Michael Conforto advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by first baseman Jonathan Aranda.
top 5 • Double • 1-5
Nico Hoerner doubles (6) on a ground ball to right fielder Jake Fraley. Michael Conforto scores.
top 5 • Field Error • 1-6
Michael Busch reaches on a throwing error by catcher Hunter Feduccia. Nico Hoerner scores. Michael Busch to 2nd.
bottom 8 • Single • 2-6
Jake Fraley singles on a line drive to left fielder Michael Conforto. Jonathan Aranda scores. Jake Fraley to 2nd.
Play-by-Play
Official contentbottom 9 • Strikeout • 2-6
Hunter Feduccia strikes out swinging.
bottom 9 • Groundout • 2-6
Ben Williamson grounds out, pitcher Hunter Harvey to first baseman Michael Busch.
bottom 9 • Single • 2-6
Chandler Simpson singles on a line drive to left fielder Michael Conforto.
top 9 • Flyout • 2-6
Nico Hoerner flies out to right fielder Jake Fraley.
top 9 • Single • 2-6
Matt Shaw singles on a line drive to left fielder Chandler Simpson. Dansby Swanson to 3rd.
top 9 • Strikeout • 2-6
Michael Conforto strikes out swinging.
top 9 • Forceout • 2-6
Dansby Swanson grounds into a force out, pitcher Jesse Scholtens to second baseman Ben Williamson. Moisés Ballesteros out at 2nd. Dansby Swanson to 1st.
top 9 • Single • 2-6
Moisés Ballesteros singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jake Fraley.
bottom 8 • Strikeout • 2-6
Junior Caminero strikes out swinging.
bottom 8 • Single • 2-6
Jake Fraley singles on a line drive to left fielder Michael Conforto. Jonathan Aranda scores. Jake Fraley to 2nd.
bottom 8 • Single • 1-6
Jonathan Aranda singles on a line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong, deflected by left fielder Michael Conforto.
bottom 8 • Groundout • 1-6
Yandy Díaz grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch.
bottom 8 • Strikeout • 1-6
Taylor Walls strikes out swinging.
top 8 • Flyout • 1-6
Carson Kelly flies out to center fielder Jonny DeLuca.
top 8 • Grounded Into DP • 1-6
Pete Crow-Armstrong grounds into a double play, second baseman Ben Williamson to shortstop Taylor Walls to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. Alex Bregman out at 2nd. Pete Crow-Armstrong out at 1st.
top 8 • Walk • 1-6
Alex Bregman challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Alex Bregman walks.
bottom 7 • Flyout • 1-6
Jonny DeLuca flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
bottom 7 • Strikeout • 1-6
Hunter Feduccia strikes out swinging.
bottom 7 • Groundout • 1-6
Ben Williamson grounds out, first baseman Michael Busch to pitcher Ben Brown.
top 7 • Grounded Into DP • 1-6
Michael Busch grounds into a double play, second baseman Ben Williamson to shortstop Taylor Walls to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. Nico Hoerner out at 2nd. Michael Busch out at 1st.
top 7 • Single • 1-6
Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to center fielder Jonny DeLuca.
top 7 • Lineout • 1-6
Matt Shaw lines out to left fielder Chandler Simpson.
bottom 6 • Flyout • 1-6
Chandler Simpson flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
bottom 6 • Groundout • 1-6
Junior Caminero grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch.
bottom 6 • Strikeout • 1-6
Carson Kelly challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Jake Fraley called out on strikes.
top 6 • Strikeout • 1-6
Michael Conforto strikes out swinging.
top 6 • Strikeout • 1-6
Dansby Swanson strikes out swinging.
top 6 • Pop Out • 1-6
Moisés Ballesteros pops out to third baseman Junior Caminero.
top 6 • Single • 1-6
Carson Kelly singles on a ground ball to shortstop Taylor Walls, deflected by second baseman Ben Williamson.
bottom 5 • Flyout • 1-6
Jonathan Aranda flies out to left fielder Michael Conforto.