Texas Rangers vs Chicago Cubs
May 8, 2026 • 8:05 PM • Globe Life Field
Status
Final
Texas Rangers
TEX
1
Chicago Cubs
CHC
7
Last 5 Form
Probable Pitchers
Texas Rangers
Starter
Chicago Cubs
Starter
Standings Snapshot
Full standingsTexas Rangers
17-21 (.447)
Div
#3
WC
#5
GB
3.0
Chicago Cubs
27-12 (.692)
Div
#1
WC
—
GB
-
Season Comparison
2026| Stat | Texas Rangers | Chicago Cubs |
|---|---|---|
| OPS | .701 | .722 |
| HR | 71 | 83 |
| Runs | 285 | 329 |
| ERA | 3.79 | 4.23 |
| WHIP | 1.23 | 1.25 |
| Strikeouts | 584 | 569 |
Top Players
Texas Rangers
Hitters
Pitchers
8.0 IP, 8 SO, 1.125 ERA
3.1 IP, 2 SO, 2.7 ERA
6.2 IP, 10 SO, 6.75 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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| Texas Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Box Score
Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Nico Hoerner (2B) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Conforto (DH) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Bregman (3B) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ian Happ (LF) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Seiya Suzuki (RF) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Busch (1B) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Carson Kelly (C) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong (CF) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dansby Swanson (SS) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Brown (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Rolison (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Javier Assad (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Roberts (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Texas Rangers | |||||||
| Brandon Nimmo (RF) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Haggerty (LF) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ezequiel Duran (RF) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Corey Seager (SS) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Jung (3B) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Evan Carter (CF) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joc Pederson (DH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew McCutchen (DH) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Burger (1B) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alejandro Osuna (LF) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Foscue (2B) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Jansen (C) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kumar Rocker (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cal Quantrill (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyler Alexander (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jakob Junis (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Ben Brown | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Ryan Rolison | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Javier Assad | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ethan Roberts | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas Rangers | |||||||
| Kumar Rocker | 3.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Cal Quantrill | 3.1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Tyler Alexander | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakob Junis | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
top 1 • Single • 0-1
Ian Happ singles on a ground ball to left fielder Alejandro Osuna. Michael Conforto scores.
top 4 • Home Run • 0-3
Seiya Suzuki homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. Ian Happ scores.
bottom 5 • Single • 1-3
Justin Foscue singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Evan Carter scores. Andrew McCutchen to 2nd.
top 6 • Double • 1-4
Pete Crow-Armstrong hits a ground-rule double (5) on a fly ball to left field. Michael Busch scores.
top 7 • Double • 1-7
Michael Busch doubles (8) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ezequiel Duran. Alex Bregman scores. Ian Happ scores. Seiya Suzuki scores.
Play-by-Play
Official contentbottom 9 • Flyout • 1-7
Andrew McCutchen flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
bottom 9 • Walk • 1-7
Evan Carter walks.
bottom 9 • Groundout • 1-7
Josh Jung grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch.
bottom 9 • Groundout • 1-7
Corey Seager grounds out to first baseman Michael Busch.
top 9 • Groundout • 1-7
Michael Busch grounds out, first baseman Jake Burger to pitcher Jakob Junis.
top 9 • Walk • 1-7
Seiya Suzuki walks. Michael Conforto to 2nd.
top 9 • Lineout • 1-7
Ian Happ lines out sharply to right fielder Ezequiel Duran.
top 9 • Strikeout • 1-7
Alex Bregman strikes out swinging.
top 9 • Single • 1-7
Michael Conforto singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ezequiel Duran.
bottom 8 • Flyout • 1-7
Ezequiel Duran flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
bottom 8 • Walk • 1-7
Brandon Nimmo walks.
bottom 8 • Groundout • 1-7
Danny Jansen grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch.
bottom 8 • Flyout • 1-7
Justin Foscue flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
top 8 • Lineout • 1-7
Nico Hoerner lines out to center fielder Evan Carter.
top 8 • Grounded Into DP • 1-7
Dansby Swanson grounds into a double play, third baseman Josh Jung to second baseman Justin Foscue to first baseman Jake Burger. Pete Crow-Armstrong out at 2nd. Dansby Swanson out at 1st.
top 8 • Single • 1-7
Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a soft ground ball to shortstop Corey Seager.
bottom 7 • Flyout • 1-7
Jake Burger flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
bottom 7 • Groundout • 1-7
Andrew McCutchen grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch.
bottom 7 • Flyout • 1-7
Evan Carter flies out sharply to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
top 7 • Groundout • 1-7
Carson Kelly grounds out, shortstop Corey Seager to first baseman Jake Burger.
top 7 • Double • 1-7
Michael Busch doubles (8) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ezequiel Duran. Alex Bregman scores. Ian Happ scores. Seiya Suzuki scores.
top 7 • Forceout • 1-4
Seiya Suzuki grounds into a force out, third baseman Josh Jung to catcher Danny Jansen. Michael Conforto out at home. Alex Bregman to 3rd. Ian Happ to 2nd. Seiya Suzuki to 1st.
top 7 • Forceout • 1-4
Ian Happ grounds into a force out, second baseman Justin Foscue to catcher Danny Jansen. Nico Hoerner out at home. Michael Conforto to 3rd. Alex Bregman to 2nd. Ian Happ to 1st.
top 7 • Single • 1-4
Alex Bregman singles on a line drive to center fielder Evan Carter. Nico Hoerner to 3rd. Michael Conforto to 2nd.
top 7 • Walk • 1-4
Michael Conforto walks.
top 7 • Field Error • 1-4
Nico Hoerner reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Justin Foscue. Nico Hoerner to 2nd.
bottom 6 • Grounded Into DP • 1-4
Josh Jung grounds into a double play, second baseman Nico Hoerner to shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch. Ezequiel Duran out at 2nd. Josh Jung out at 1st.
bottom 6 • Strikeout • 1-4
Corey Seager strikes out swinging.
bottom 6 • Single • 1-4
Ezequiel Duran singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki.
top 6 • Flyout • 1-4
Dansby Swanson flies out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.