Chicago Cubs vs Tampa Bay Rays

MLB

Cubs

6-6

6-2

Final

Rays

5-7

Tropicana Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Cubs 6-2

The Chicago Cubs beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at Tropicana Field. The Cubs outscored the Rays 5-0 in the 5th inning. Nico Hoerner went 3-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Cubs. Jonathan Aranda went 2-for-3 with 1 RBI for the Rays.

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

CHCTB

8Hits5

1Home runs0

4RBI2

4Walks2

7Strikeouts7

2.00ERA5.00

136Pitches145

Player of the game

Nico Hoerner

CHC · 3-5, HR, 2B, 2 RBI

8.4

Win probability

100%CHC final

CHCTB

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Play by play

Bot 9th
Struck out swinging
Feduccia struck out swinging.
H. Feduccia · 0-3
Bot 9th
Grounded out to pitcher
Williamson grounded out to pitcher.
B. Williamson · 0-4
Bot 9th
Simpson caught stealing third
Simpson caught stealing third, catcher to third.
Bot 9th
Simpson stole second
Simpson stole second.
Bot 9th
Singled to left
Simpson singled to left.
C. Simpson · 1-4
Bot 9th
Harvey relieved Brown
Bottom of the 9th inning
Top 9th
Flied out to right
Hoerner flied out to right.
N. Hoerner · 3-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI
Top 9th
Singled to left
Shaw singled to left, Swanson to third.
M. Shaw · 1-3
Top 9th
Struck out swinging
Conforto struck out swinging.
M. Conforto · 1-4, 2 RBI
Top 9th
Grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher
Swanson grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Ballesteros out at second.
D. Swanson · 0-3
Top 9th
Singled to right
Ballesteros singled to right.
M. Ballesteros · 1-3
Top of the 9th inning
Bot 8th
Struck out swinging
Caminero struck out swinging.
J. Caminero · 0-4
RUN SCORESBot 8th
Singled to left, Aranda scored
J. Fraley · 1-3, 1 RBI
Fraley singled to left, Aranda scored, Fraley to second.
CHC 6 - 2 TB
Bot 8th
Aranda to second on wild pitch by Brown
Aranda to second on wild pitch by Brown.
Bot 8th
Singled to center
Aranda singled to center.
J. Aranda · 2-3, 1 RBI
Bot 8th
Díaz grounded out to shortstop
Díaz grounded out to shortstop.
Y. Diaz · 0-3
Bot 8th
Struck out swinging
Walls struck out swinging.
T. Walls · 0-3
Bottom of the 8th inning
Top 8th
Flied out to center
Kelly flied out to center.
C. Kelly · 2-4
Top 8th
Grounded into double play
Crow-Armstrong grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Bregman out at second.
P. Crow-Armstrong · 0-4
Top 8th
Walked
Bregman walked.
A. Bregman · 0-3
Top of the 8th inning
Bot 7th
Flied out to center
DeLuca flied out to center.
J. DeLuca · 1-3