Chicago Cubs vs Tampa Bay Rays

MLB

Cubs

5-6

9-2

Final

Rays

5-6

Tropicana Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
CHC	0	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	2	9
TB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2

Who won: Cubs 9-2

The Chicago Cubs beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9-2 on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at Tropicana Field. The Cubs win the series 2-1. The Cubs outscored the Rays 2-0 in the 2nd inning. Moises Ballesteros went 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Cubs. Jonathan Aranda went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Rays.

Win probability

100%CHC final

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Play by play

Bot 9th
Walls grounded out to shortstop.
Bot 9th
Palacios struck out swinging.
Bot 9th
Fortes popped out to catcher.
Bot 9th
Mullins to second on fielder's indifference.
Bot 9th
Mullins walked.
Bot 9th
Webb relieved Thielbar
Bottom of the 9th inning
Top 9th
Shaw flied out to right.
Top 9th
Conforto singled to left.
Top 9th
Swanson flied out to center.
HOME RUNTop 9th
2-run homer! 379 ft to right
Moises Ballesteros
Ballesteros homered to right (379 feet), Crow-Armstrong scored.
CHC 9 - 2 TB
Top 9th
Crow-Armstrong to second on wild pitch by Gómez.
Top 9th
Amaya popped out to shortstop.
Top 9th
Crow-Armstrong reached on bunt single to pitcher.
Top of the 9th inning
Bot 8th
Simpson grounded out to second.
Bot 8th
Thielbar relieved Maton
Bot 8th
Caminero struck out swinging.
RUN SCORESBot 8th
Reached on infield single to pitcher, Díaz scored
Ryan Vilade
Vilade reached on infield single to pitcher, Díaz scored, Aranda to third.
CHC 7 - 2 TB
RUN SCORESBot 8th
Doubled to center, Palacios scored
Jonathan Aranda
Aranda doubled to center, Palacios scored, Díaz to third.
CHC 7 - 1 TB
Bot 8th
Díaz hit by pitch, Palacios to second.
Bot 8th
Walls flied out to center.
Bot 8th
Palacios singled to center.
Bot 8th
Maton relieved Milner
Bottom of the 8th inning

Chicago Cubs vs Tampa Bay Rays

Who won: Cubs 9-2

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