Chicago Cubs vs Texas Rangers
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CHC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
 TEX | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Who won: Cubs 9-5
The Chicago Cubs beat the Texas Rangers 9-5 on Sunday, March 31, 2024 at Globe Life Field. The Rangers win the series 2-1. The Cubs outscored the Rangers 4-0 in the 9th inning. Christopher Morel went 1-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Cubs. Marcus Semien went 2-for-5 with 3 RBI for the Rangers.
Recap · Mar 31
Ian Happ's 4 hits, bases-loaded walk lead Cubs over Rangers 9-5
Ian Happ tied his career high with four hits and drew a tiebreaking bases-loaded walk from José Leclerc in a four-run ninth inning, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the Texas Rangers 9-5 on Sunday to salvage the finale of their opening three-game series.
What it means
- Season series: TEX wins series 2-1.
- Cubs 1-2 on the road; Rangers 2-1 at home.
Latest headlines
ESPN · 6d ago
Cubs' Jed Hoyer makes 'pitching acquisition' top offseason priority
ESPN · Oct 1
Padres silence Cubs' bats again, finish off 2-game wild-card sweep
ESPN · Oct 1
Wrigley Field rooftop business can't sell tickets to Cubs games
Recap · Oct 1
Gavin Sheets' pinch-hit homer propels dominant Padres past Cubs 4-1 for 2-game Wild Card sweep
ESPN · Sep 30
Padres pummel Cubs behind Tatis' leadoff blast, King's gem in Game 1
Recap · Sep 30
Padres rout Cubs 8-0 in emphatic Wild Card opener with Tatis' leadoff homer, King's no-hit bid
ESPN · Sep 28
Cubs' Matthew Boyd to start Game 1 against Padres
ESPN · Sep 28
Rangers SS Seager finished season with bone spur in elbow
Injuries and inactives
Cubs2nd in NL Cent- 60-Day-ILBen Brown RPNeck, Fracture
- 60-Day-ILJustin Steele SPElbow, Surgery, left
- 60-Day-ILPhil Maton RPKnee, Sprain, right
- 60-Day-ILRiley Martin RPElbow, Strain, left
- 60-Day-ILShelby Miller RPElbow, Surgery, right
Rangers2nd in AL West- OutCorey Seager SSElbow, Bone Spur, right
- 60-Day-ILCal Quantrill RPLat, Strain, right
- 60-Day-ILJack Leiter SPAnkle, Surgery, right
- 10-Day-ILJoc Pederson DHHand, Fracture, left
- 10-Day-ILJosh Jung 3BHand, Fracture, right
Probable starters
Cubs2nd in NL Cent
Jordan Wicks SP
Probable starter · 2-4, 5.48 ERA, 42 K, 1.63 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Ian HappDH
- 2Seiya SuzukiRF
- 3Cody BellingerCF
- 4Christopher Morel3B
- 5Dansby SwansonSS
- 6Michael Busch1B
- 7Nico Hoerner2B
- 8Mike TauchmanLF
- 9Miguel AmayaC
Rangers2nd in AL West
Jon Gray SP
Probable starter · 5-6, 4.47 ERA, 86 K, 1.31 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Marcus Semien2B
- 2Wyatt LangfordLF
- 3Josh Jung3B
- 4Adolis GarciaDH
- 5Ezequiel DuranSS
- 6Andrew KniznerC
- 7Jared Walsh1B
- 8Evan CarterRF
- 9Leody TaverasCF
The series
TEX wins series 2-1
Last meeting: Rangers 11, Cubs 2 (Mar 30)
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Game info
- Venue
- Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas · Attendance 32,078
- Officials
- Nestor Ceja (Home Plate Umpire), Charlie Ramos (First Base Umpire), Chad Fairchild (Second Base Umpire), Carlos Torres (Third Base Umpire)
Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.
