Chicago Cubs @ Tampa Bay Rays — Apr 8, 2026

MLB Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg·April 8, 2026
Chicago Cubs CHC 6-6, 3-3 Away
6
Final
2
Tampa Bay Rays TB 5-7, 1-2 Home
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T
CHC 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 6
TB 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
Umpires HP Chad Whitson 1B Bill Miller 2B Brian Walsh 3B Chad Fairchild
Leaders
Hits
N.
N. Hoerner 2B CHC
3 H
J.
J. Aranda 1B TB
2 H
Home Runs
N.
N. Hoerner 2B CHC
1 HR
RBI
N.
N. Hoerner 2B CHC
2 RBI
J.
J. Aranda 1B TB
1 RBI
Batting
Cubs
Rays
AB — At Bats · R — Runs · H — Hits · RBI — Runs Batted In · HR — Home Runs · BB — Walks · SO — Strikeouts · LOB — Left on Base
Pitching
Cubs
Rays
IP — Innings Pitched · H — Hits Allowed · R — Runs · ER — Earned Runs · BB — Walks · K — Strikeouts · HR — Home Runs Allowed · PC-ST — Pitches-Strikes
Play-by-Play
Bot 8th 0 - 1 6 - 2
6 - 2
Jake Fraley Jake Fraley singles to left field, advances to 2nd. Jonathan Aranda scores. RBI
Top 5th 5 - 0 6 - 1
RBI E Mike Busch Michael Busch reaches on error to shallow infield, advances to 2nd. Nico Hoerner scores. Throwing error by Hunter Feduccia.
6 - 1
2B RBI Nico Hoerner Nico Hoerner doubles to right field. Michael Conforto scores.
5 - 1
2B RBI 3 E Michael Conforto Michael Conforto doubles to deep center field, advances to 3rd. Dansby Swanson scores. Moisés Ballesteros scores. Carson Kelly scores. Throwing errors by Jake Fraley, Jonathan Aranda.
4 - 1
Bot 3rd 0 - 1 1 - 1
1 - 1
Jonathan Aranda Jonathan Aranda out on a sacrifice fly to left field to Michael Conforto. Jonny DeLuca scores. RBI
Top 1st 1 - 0 1 - 0
HR RBI Nico Hoerner Nico Hoerner homers to left field.
1 - 0
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: CHC +5 Times Tied: 1
Team Statistics
Cubs
Rays
Batting
8 Hits 5
6 Runs 2
1 Home Runs 0
4 RBI 2
7 Strikeouts 7
4 Walks 2
3 Doubles 0
0 Triples 0
13 Left on Base 7
Pitching
2 Runs Allowed 6
2 Earned Runs 5
5 Hits Allowed 8
7 Strikeouts 7
2 Walks 4
0 HR Allowed 1
34 Batters Faced 37
Fielding
27 Put Outs 27
12 Assists 9
Head-to-Head
Series tied 1-1
Final
Cubs
9
Rays
2
Final
Cubs
4
Rays
6
Highlights
Cubs 6 - 2 Rays
April 8, 2026
Tropicana Field
St. Petersburg, US · 25,000 capacity
League
MLB
Season
MLB 2026
Date
April 8, 2026
Time
10:40 pm