Texas Rangers vs Chicago Cubs, May 8, 2026

CubsCHC
7-1
Final
RangersTEX

May 8, 2026, 8:05 PM ET | Globe Life Field

Last 5 Form

Chicago Cubs

5-0

Last 5
W 5-4
vs CIN
W 3-2
vs CIN
W 7-6
vs CIN
W 8-3
vs CIN
W 7-1
@ TEX

Texas Rangers

1-4

Last 5
L 1-7
@ DET
L 4-7
@ NYY
W 6-1
@ NYY
L 2-9
@ NYY
L 1-7
vs CHC

Starting Pitchers

Chicago Cubs

Ben Brown headshot
Ben Brown
Recorded starter

Texas Rangers

Kumar Rocker headshot
Kumar Rocker
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of May 8, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Chicago Cubs27-12.692#1N/A-
Texas Rangers17-21.447#3#53.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Chicago CubsTexas Rangers
.767
OPS
.713
220
HR
183
850
Runs
673
4.12
ERA
4.32
1.26
WHIP
1.30
1260
Strikeouts by pitchers
1337

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Chicago Cubs

Hitters

Seiya Suzuki headshot
Seiya Suzuki

4 H, 2 HR, 6 RBI

Michael Conforto headshot
Michael Conforto

6 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Michael Busch headshot
Michael Busch

6 H, 1 HR, 6 RBI

Pitchers

Javier Assad headshot
Javier Assad

5.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Shota Imanaga headshot
Shota Imanaga

6.0 IP, 10 SO, 1.50 ERA

Colin Rea headshot
Colin Rea

5.1 IP, 5 SO, 1.69 ERA

Texas Rangers

Hitters

Ezequiel Duran headshot
Ezequiel Duran

7 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Evan Carter headshot
Evan Carter

3 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Corey Seager headshot
Corey Seager

3 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Nathan Eovaldi headshot
Nathan Eovaldi

8.0 IP, 8 SO, 1.13 ERA

Cal Quantrill headshot
Cal Quantrill

3.1 IP, 2 SO, 2.70 ERA

Jack Leiter headshot
Jack Leiter

6.2 IP, 10 SO, 6.75 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Ben Brown headshot
Ben Brown
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
Seiya Suzuki headshot
Seiya Suzuki
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
Javier Assad headshot
Javier Assad
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Chicago Cubs 7, Texas Rangers 1: CHC 9 hits, TEX 2 hits; CHC 0 errors, TEX 1 error.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Chicago Cubs100201300790
Texas Rangers000010000121

Box Score

Batting

Michael Conforto and Pete Crow-Armstrong led Chicago Cubs with 2 hits each.

Chicago Cubs batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Nico Hoerner2B5000000
Michael ConfortoDH4120110
Alex Bregman3B5110030
Ian HappLF4211100
Seiya SuzukiRF3212201
Michael Busch1B3113200
Carson KellyC4000010
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF4021010
Dansby SwansonSS4010000
Totals36797661

Ezequiel Duran and Justin Foscue led Texas Rangers with 1 hit each.

Texas Rangers batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Brandon NimmoRF3000110
Sam HaggertyLF0000000
Ezequiel Duran2B/LF/RF4010010
Corey SeagerSS4000010
Josh Jung3B4000010
Evan CarterCF2100200
Joc PedersonDH0000100
Andrew McCutchenPH/DH2000100
Jake Burger1B3000000
Alejandro OsunaLF1000000
Justin FoscuePH/2B2011000
Danny JansenC3000000
Totals28121540

Pitching

Ben Brown went 4.0 innings for Chicago Cubs (3 SO, 0 ER); Kumar Rocker went 3.2 innings for Texas Rangers (3 SO, 3 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Chicago Cubs
Ben Brown4.0000130
Ryan Rolison0.1111200
Javier Assad3.2100110
Ethan Roberts1.0000100
Texas Rangers
Kumar Rocker3.2433331
Cal Quantrill3.1341220
Tyler Alexander1.0100000
Jakob Junis1.0100110
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • T1

    Single Ian Happ singles on a ground ball to left fielder Alejandro Osuna. Michael Conforto scores. CHC 1, TEX 0

  • T4

    Home Run Seiya Suzuki homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. Ian Happ scores. CHC 3, TEX 0

  • B5

    Single Justin Foscue singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Evan Carter scores. Andrew McCutchen to 2nd. CHC 3, TEX 1

  • T6

    Double Pete Crow-Armstrong hits a ground-rule double (5) on a fly ball to left field. Michael Busch scores. CHC 4, TEX 1

  • T7

    Double Michael Busch doubles (8) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ezequiel Duran. Alex Bregman scores. Ian Happ scores. Seiya Suzuki scores. CHC 7, TEX 1

Play-by-Play

All 75 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Flyout Andrew McCutchen flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CHC 7, TEX 1

  • B9

    Walk Evan Carter walks. CHC 7, TEX 1

  • B9

    Groundout Josh Jung grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 7, TEX 1

  • B9

    Groundout Corey Seager grounds out to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 7, TEX 1

  • T9

    Groundout Michael Busch grounds out, first baseman Jake Burger to pitcher Jakob Junis. CHC 7, TEX 1

  • T9

    Walk Seiya Suzuki walks. Michael Conforto to 2nd. CHC 7, TEX 1

  • T9

    Lineout Ian Happ lines out sharply to right fielder Ezequiel Duran. CHC 7, TEX 1

  • T9

    Strikeout Alex Bregman strikes out swinging. CHC 7, TEX 1

  • T9

    Single Michael Conforto singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ezequiel Duran. CHC 7, TEX 1

  • B8

    Flyout Ezequiel Duran flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CHC 7, TEX 1

  • B8

    Walk Brandon Nimmo walks. CHC 7, TEX 1

  • B8

    Groundout Danny Jansen grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 7, TEX 1

  • B8

    Flyout Justin Foscue flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CHC 7, TEX 1

  • T8

    Lineout Nico Hoerner lines out to center fielder Evan Carter. CHC 7, TEX 1

  • T8

    Grounded Into DP 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. CHC 7, TEX 1

  • T8

    Single Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a soft ground ball to shortstop Corey Seager. CHC 7, TEX 1

  • B7

    Flyout Jake Burger flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CHC 7, TEX 1

  • B7

    Groundout Andrew McCutchen grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 7, TEX 1

  • B7

    Flyout Evan Carter flies out sharply to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CHC 7, TEX 1

  • T7

    Groundout Carson Kelly grounds out, shortstop Corey Seager to first baseman Jake Burger. CHC 7, TEX 1

  • T7

    Double Michael Busch doubles (8) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ezequiel Duran. Alex Bregman scores. Ian Happ scores. Seiya Suzuki scores. CHC 7, TEX 1

  • T7

    Forceout 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. CHC 4, TEX 1

  • T7

    Forceout 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. CHC 4, TEX 1

  • T7

    Single Alex Bregman singles on a line drive to center fielder Evan Carter. Nico Hoerner to 3rd. Michael Conforto to 2nd. CHC 4, TEX 1

  • T7

    Walk Michael Conforto walks. CHC 4, TEX 1

  • T7

    Field Error Nico Hoerner reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Justin Foscue. Nico Hoerner to 2nd. CHC 4, TEX 1

  • B6

    Grounded Into DP 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. CHC 4, TEX 1

  • B6

    Strikeout Corey Seager strikes out swinging. CHC 4, TEX 1

  • B6

    Single Ezequiel Duran singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. CHC 4, TEX 1

  • T6

    Flyout Dansby Swanson flies out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. CHC 4, TEX 1

  • T6

    Double Pete Crow-Armstrong hits a ground-rule double (5) on a fly ball to left field. Michael Busch scores. CHC 4, TEX 1

  • T6

    Strikeout Carson Kelly strikes out swinging. CHC 3, TEX 1

  • T6

    Walk Michael Busch walks. CHC 3, TEX 1

  • T6

    Groundout Seiya Suzuki grounds out, second baseman Justin Foscue to first baseman Jake Burger. CHC 3, TEX 1

  • B5

    Lineout Brandon Nimmo lines out sharply to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CHC 3, TEX 1

  • B5

    Pop Out Danny Jansen pops out to second baseman Nico Hoerner. CHC 3, TEX 1

  • B5

    Single Justin Foscue singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Evan Carter scores. Andrew McCutchen to 2nd. CHC 3, TEX 1

  • B5

    Pop Out Jake Burger pops out to shortstop Dansby Swanson on the infield fly rule. CHC 3, TEX 0

  • B5

    Walk Andrew McCutchen walks. Evan Carter to 2nd. CHC 3, TEX 0

  • B5

    Walk Evan Carter walks. CHC 3, TEX 0

  • T5

    Lineout Ian Happ lines out sharply to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. CHC 3, TEX 0

  • T5

    Pop Out Alex Bregman pops out softly to pitcher Cal Quantrill in foul territory. CHC 3, TEX 0

  • T5

    Strikeout Michael Conforto called out on strikes. CHC 3, TEX 0

  • B4

    Strikeout Josh Jung strikes out swinging. CHC 3, TEX 0

  • B4

    Groundout Corey Seager grounds out, first baseman Michael Busch to pitcher Ben Brown. CHC 3, TEX 0

  • B4

    Strikeout Ezequiel Duran called out on strikes. CHC 3, TEX 0

  • T4

    Lineout Nico Hoerner lines out, pitcher Cal Quantrill to second baseman Ezequiel Duran to first baseman Jake Burger. CHC 3, TEX 0

  • T4

    Single Dansby Swanson singles on a ground ball to shortstop Corey Seager. Carson Kelly to 3rd. CHC 3, TEX 0

  • T4

    Strikeout Pete Crow-Armstrong strikes out swinging. CHC 3, TEX 0

  • T4

    Forceout Carson Kelly grounds into a force out, second baseman Ezequiel Duran to shortstop Corey Seager. Michael Busch out at 2nd. Carson Kelly to 1st. CHC 3, TEX 0

  • T4

    Walk Michael Busch walks. CHC 3, TEX 0

  • T4

    Home Run Seiya Suzuki homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. Ian Happ scores. CHC 3, TEX 0

  • T4

    Walk Ian Happ walks. CHC 1, TEX 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Brandon Nimmo strikes out swinging. CHC 1, TEX 0

  • B3

    Lineout Danny Jansen lines out to left fielder Ian Happ. CHC 1, TEX 0

  • B3

    Lineout Alejandro Osuna lines out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CHC 1, TEX 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Alex Bregman called out on strikes. CHC 1, TEX 0

  • T3

    Lineout Michael Conforto lines out sharply to center fielder Evan Carter. CHC 1, TEX 0

  • T3

    Groundout Nico Hoerner grounds out, third baseman Josh Jung to first baseman Jake Burger. CHC 1, TEX 0

  • B2

    Flyout Jake Burger flies out to left fielder Ian Happ. CHC 1, TEX 0

  • B2

    Walk Joc Pederson walks. CHC 1, TEX 0

  • B2

    Groundout Evan Carter grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 1, TEX 0

  • B2

    Groundout Josh Jung grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 1, TEX 0

  • T2

    Flyout Dansby Swanson flies out to center fielder Evan Carter. CHC 1, TEX 0

  • T2

    Lineout Pete Crow-Armstrong lines out to shortstop Corey Seager. CHC 1, TEX 0

  • T2

    Groundout Carson Kelly grounds out, shortstop Corey Seager to first baseman Jake Burger. CHC 1, TEX 0

  • B1

    Groundout Corey Seager grounds out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 1, TEX 0

  • B1

    Groundout Ezequiel Duran grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 1, TEX 0

  • B1

    Groundout Brandon Nimmo grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 1, TEX 0

  • T1

    Flyout Michael Busch flies out to left fielder Alejandro Osuna. CHC 1, TEX 0

  • T1

    Walk Seiya Suzuki walks. Ian Happ to 2nd. CHC 1, TEX 0

  • T1

    Single Ian Happ singles on a ground ball to left fielder Alejandro Osuna. Michael Conforto scores. CHC 1, TEX 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Alex Bregman strikes out swinging. CHC 0, TEX 0

  • T1

    Double Michael Conforto hits a ground-rule double (6) on a fly ball down the left-field line. CHC 0, TEX 0

  • T1

    Groundout Nico Hoerner grounds out, pitcher Kumar Rocker to first baseman Jake Burger. CHC 0, TEX 0