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 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.

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

CHCTB

16Hits6

2Home runs0

8RBI2

3Walks3

5Strikeouts5

2.00ERA8.00

139Pitches160

Player of the game

Pete Crow-Armstrong

CHC · 3-5, HR, 1 RBI, 1 SB

8.3

Win probability

100%CHC final

CHCTB

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Play by play

Bot 9th
Grounded out to shortstop
Walls grounded out to shortstop.
T. Walls · 0-4
Bot 9th
Struck out swinging
Palacios struck out swinging.
R. Palacios · 1-3
Bot 9th
Popped out to catcher
Fortes popped out to catcher.
N. Fortes · 0-4
Bot 9th
Mullins to second on fielder's indifference
Mullins to second on fielder's indifference.
Bot 9th
Walked
Mullins walked.
C. Mullins · 0-3
Bot 9th
Webb relieved Thielbar
Bottom of the 9th inning
Top 9th
Flied out to right
Shaw flied out to right.
M. Shaw · 2-5, 1 RBI
Top 9th
Singled to left
Conforto singled to left.
M. Conforto · 2-3, 1 RBI
Top 9th
Flied out to center
Swanson flied out to center.
D. Swanson · 2-5
HOME RUNTop 9th
2-run homer! 379 ft to right
M. Ballesteros · 2-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI
Ballesteros homered to right (379 feet), Crow-Armstrong scored.
CHC 9 - 2 TB
Top 9th
Crow-Armstrong to second on wild pitch by Gómez
Crow-Armstrong to second on wild pitch by Gómez.
Top 9th
Popped out to shortstop
Amaya popped out to shortstop.
M. Amaya · 0-5
Top 9th
Reached on bunt single to pitcher
Crow-Armstrong reached on bunt single to pitcher.
P. Crow-Armstrong · 3-5, 1 HR, 1 RBI
Top of the 9th inning
Bot 8th
Grounded out to second
Simpson grounded out to second.
C. Simpson · 2-4
Bot 8th
Thielbar relieved Maton
Bot 8th
Struck out swinging
Caminero struck out swinging.
J. Caminero · 0-3
RUN SCORESBot 8th
Reached on infield single to pitcher, Díaz scored
R. Vilade · 1-2, 1 RBI
Vilade reached on infield single to pitcher, Díaz scored, Aranda to third.
CHC 7 - 2 TB
RUN SCORESBot 8th
Doubled to center, Palacios scored
J. Aranda · 2-4, 1 RBI
Aranda doubled to center, Palacios scored, Díaz to third.
CHC 7 - 1 TB
Bot 8th
Díaz hit by pitch
Díaz hit by pitch, Palacios to second.
Y. Diaz · 0-3
Bot 8th
Flied out to center
Walls flied out to center.
T. Walls · 0-4
Bot 8th
Singled to center
Palacios singled to center.
R. Palacios · 1-3
Bot 8th
Maton relieved Milner
Bottom of the 8th inning