Texas Rangers vs Chicago Cubs
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TEX | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
 CHC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Who won: Rangers 8-2
The Texas Rangers beat the Chicago Cubs 8-2 on Sunday, April 9, 2023 at Wrigley Field. The Cubs win the series 2-1. The Rangers outscored the Cubs 3-0 in the 6th inning. Marcus Semien went 2-for-5 with 3 RBI for the Rangers. Edwin Rios went 1-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Cubs.
Recap · Apr 9
Thompson, Semien lead Rangers over Cubs 8-2
Ninth-place hitter Bubba Thompson had a triple, double and two RBI, and the Texas Rangers ripped the Chicago Cubs 8-2 on Sunday to end a two-game slide.
What it means
- Season series: CHC win series 2-1.
- Rangers 1-2 on the road; Cubs 3-3 at home.
Latest headlines
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Recap · Sep 30
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Injuries and inactives
Rangers2nd in AL West- OutCorey Seager SSElbow, Surgery, right
- OutDanny Jansen CHand, Surgery, right
- 60-Day-ILCal Quantrill RPLat, Strain, right
- 10-Day-ILJoc Pederson DHHand, Fracture, left
- 10-Day-ILJosh Jung 3BHand, Fracture, right
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
Probable starters
Rangers2nd in AL West
Jon Gray SP
Probable starter · 9-8, 4.12 ERA, 142 K, 1.29 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Marcus Semien2B
- 2Corey SeagerSS
- 3Nathaniel Lowe1B
- 4Adolis GarciaDH
- 5Josh Jung3B
- 6Josh SmithLF
- 7Jonah HeimC
- 8Travis JankowskiRF
- 9Bubba ThompsonCF
Cubs2nd in NL Cent
Jameson Taillon SP
Probable starter · 8-10, 4.84 ERA, 140 K, 1.28 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Nico Hoerner2B
- 2Dansby SwansonSS
- 3Ian HappLF
- 4Cody BellingerCF
- 5Trey Mancini1B
- 6Edwin RiosDH
- 7Eric Hosmer1B
- 8Nick Madrigal3B
- 9Tucker BarnhartC
The series
CHC win series 2-1
Last meeting: Cubs 10, Rangers 3 (Apr 8)
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Game info
- Venue
- Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois · Attendance 28,807
- Officials
- Brian O'Nora (Home Plate Umpire), Pat Hoberg (First Base Umpire), Nestor Ceja (Second Base Umpire), Charlie Ramos (Third Base Umpire)
Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.
