Chicago Cubs at Texas Rangers

Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 4:05 PM ET Surprise Stadium, Surprise Spring Training Final

Final score

The Texas Rangers beat the Chicago Cubs 8–3 on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at home.

Final score, Chicago Cubs at Texas Rangers
Team	Runs	2026 record
Chicago Cubs	3	89-73
at Texas Rangers	8	80-82

Line score

Runs by inning, then runs, hits and errors, Chicago Cubs at Texas Rangers
Team	1st inning	2nd inning	3rd inning	4th inning	5th inning	6th inning	7th inning	8th inning	9th inning	Runs	Hits	Errors
Chicago Cubs	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	3	8	0
Texas Rangers	3	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	not played	8	9	0

W: Jacob deGrom (1-0)
L: Cade Horton (0-1)

Home runs

Chicago Cubs: Matt Shaw (1)
Texas Rangers: Corey Seager (1), Josh Smith (2), Chandler Pollard (1), Ezequiel Duran (1)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Every scoring play, Chicago Cubs at Texas Rangers, with the score after it (away first)
Inning	Team	Play	Score
Bottom 1st	Texas Rangers	Corey Seager homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. Brandon Nimmo scores. Wyatt Langford scores.	0–3
Bottom 2nd	Texas Rangers	Josh Smith homers (2) on a fly ball to center field.	0–4
Bottom 4th	Texas Rangers	Ezequiel Duran homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. Josh Smith scores.	0–6
Bottom 5th	Texas Rangers	Andrew McCutchen doubles (2) on a fly ball to center fielder Matt Shaw. Frainyer Chavez scores.	0–7
Top 6th	Chicago Cubs	Matt Shaw homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field.	1–7
Top 6th	Chicago Cubs	Chas McCormick out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael Helman. Kevin Alcántara scores.	2–7
Top 8th	Chicago Cubs	Kade Snell doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Michael Helman. Brett Bateman scores. Kevin Alcántara to 3rd.	3–7
Bottom 8th	Texas Rangers	Chandler Pollard homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field.	3–8

Box score

Chicago Cubs

Chicago Cubs batting. Indented names came in as substitutes.
Batter	Position	At bats	Runs	Hits	Runs batted in	Walks	Strikeouts	Season batting average
Michael Busch	1B	3	0	0	0	0	3	.200
Substitute: Brett Bateman	CF	1	1	1	0	0	0	.429
Matt Shaw	CF	3	1	1	1	0	1	.310
Substitute: Owen Miller	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	.273
Kevin Alcántara	DH	4	1	3	0	0	1	.238
Michael Conforto	LF	3	0	2	0	0	0	.357
Substitute: Kade Snell	LF	1	0	1	1	0	0	.286
Chas McCormick	RF	2	0	0	1	0	0	.233
Substitute: Owen Ayers	C	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Moisés Ballesteros	C	3	0	0	0	0	0	.294
Substitute: Reginald Preciado	3B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.250
James Triantos	2B	2	0	0	0	1	0	.259
Substitute: Angel Cepeda	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jefferson Rojas	SS	3	0	0	0	0	2	.233
Substitute: Matt Halbach	1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Scott Kingery	3B	3	0	0	0	0	3	.103
Substitute: Jaylen Palmer	RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals		34	3	8	3	1	12

Chicago Cubs pitching, in the order they pitched
Pitcher	Innings pitched	Hits allowed	Runs allowed	Earned runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Home runs allowed	Number of pitches	Season earned run average
Cade Horton (L, 0-1)	3.2	6	6	6	2	2	3	60	9.53
Ryan Rolison	1.1	2	1	1	1	2	0	31	14.54
Ethan Roberts	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10	0.00
Collin Snider	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	19	5.79
Vince Velasquez	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	9	3.00

Texas Rangers

Texas Rangers batting. Indented names came in as substitutes.
Batter	Position	At bats	Runs	Hits	Runs batted in	Walks	Strikeouts	Season batting average
Brandon Nimmo	RF	2	1	1	0	1	1	.200
Substitute: Mark Canha	RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.292
Wyatt Langford	CF	3	1	1	0	0	0	.421
Substitute: Michael Helman	CF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.150
Corey Seager	SS	3	1	1	3	0	0	.278
Substitute: Nick Pratto	1B	0	0	0	0	1	0	.143
Jake Burger	1B	3	0	1	0	0	1	.320
Substitute: Frainyer Chavez	2B	1	1	0	0	0	1	.200
Joc Pederson	DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	.182
Substitute: Hector Osorio	DH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.250
Andrew McCutchen	LF	2	0	1	1	1	0	.400
Substitute: Orlando Martinez	LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167
Danny Jansen	C	2	0	0	0	1	0	.200
Substitute: Willie MacIver	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	.133
Josh Smith	2B	3	2	2	1	0	1	.370
Substitute: Chandler Pollard	SS	1	1	1	1	0	0	.333
Ezequiel Duran	SS	3	1	1	2	0	0	.259
Substitute: Luke Hanson	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals		33	8	9	8	4	7

Texas Rangers pitching, in the order they pitched
Pitcher	Innings pitched	Hits allowed	Runs allowed	Earned runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Home runs allowed	Number of pitches	Season earned run average
Jacob deGrom (W, 1-0)	3.0	2	0	0	1	5	0	43	0.00
Kumar Rocker (H, 1)	4.0	3	2	2	0	5	1	47	5.19
Chris Martin	1.0	3	1	1	0	2	0	19	4.50
Cole Winn	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3.18

Game info

Weather: 73 degrees, Sunny
Wind: 5 mph, In From RF
First pitch: 1:05 PM
Time of game: 2:11
Attendance: 6,028
Umpires: Home Plate: Austin Snow, First Base: Mark Ripperger, Second Base: Brock Ballou, Third Base: Trevor Dannegger

2026 season series

Every Chicago Cubs and Texas Rangers game in the 2026 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Texas Rangers 3 at Chicago Cubs 2	Final Spring training	Game page: Texas Rangers at Chicago Cubs, Sat, Feb 21, 2026
Chicago Cubs 3 at Texas Rangers 8	Final Spring training	Game page: Chicago Cubs at Texas Rangers, Tue, Mar 10, 2026

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Chicago White Sox 7 at Athletics 11	Final Spring training	Game page: Chicago White Sox at Athletics, Tue, Mar 10, 2026
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San Diego Padres 10 at Los Angeles Angels 2	Final Spring training	Game page: San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Angels, Tue, Mar 10, 2026
Kansas City Royals 3 at Seattle Mariners 4	Final Spring training	Game page: Kansas City Royals at Seattle Mariners, Tue, Mar 10, 2026
Cincinnati Reds 8 at Colorado Rockies 1	Final Spring training	Game page: Cincinnati Reds at Colorado Rockies, Tue, Mar 10, 2026

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