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Chicago Cubs at Tampa Bay Rays

Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg Rays Home Opener Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago Cubs 6–4 on Monday, April 6, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Chicago Cubs 4 89-73
at Tampa Bay Rays 6 98-64

Line score

Team
Chicago Cubs 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 4 1
Tampa Bay Rays 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 9 0
  • W: Kevin Kelly (1-1)
  • L: Jameson Taillon (0-1)
  • S: Bryan Baker

Home runs

  • Chicago Cubs: Matt Shaw (2)
  • Tampa Bay Rays: Jonathan Aranda (3), Junior Caminero (2), Cedric Mullins (1)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 2nd Chicago Cubs Nico Hoerner singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Chandler Simpson. Michael Busch scores. Dansby Swanson scores. Miguel Amaya to 2nd. 2–0
Bottom 2nd Tampa Bay Rays Cedric Mullins homers (1) on a line drive to right field. Chandler Simpson scores. 2–2
Bottom 2nd Tampa Bay Rays Yandy Díaz singles on a ground ball to shortstop Dansby Swanson. Taylor Walls scores. Yandy Díaz to 2nd. Throwing error by shortstop Dansby Swanson. 2–3
Bottom 3rd Tampa Bay Rays Junior Caminero homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. 2–4
Top 6th Chicago Cubs Michael Busch out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Ian Happ scores. 3–4
Bottom 7th Tampa Bay Rays Jonathan Aranda homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field. Ben Williamson scores. 3–6
Top 9th Chicago Cubs Matt Shaw homers (2) on a line drive to left field. 4–6

Box score

Chicago Cubs

Batter
Nico Hoerner 2B 4 0 1 2 0 1 .273
Alex Bregman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .150
Ian Happ LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .200
Carson Kelly C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250
Michael Busch 1B 2 1 0 1 1 0 .176
Dansby Swanson SS 3 1 0 0 1 3 .125
Matt Shaw RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .222
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .211
Miguel Amaya DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .417
Michael Conforto DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111
Dylan Carlson DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 30 4 4 4 4 9
Pitcher
Jameson Taillon (L, 0-1) 6.0 7 4 3 0 4 2 83 2.53
Phil Maton 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 1 19 10.80
Riley Martin 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.00

Tampa Bay Rays

Batter
Yandy Díaz DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 .415
Jonathan Aranda 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 .220
Jake Fraley RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .217
Junior Caminero 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .256
Chandler Simpson LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .395
Nick Fortes C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .345
Cedric Mullins CF 3 1 1 2 0 0 .132
Ben Williamson 2B 2 1 0 0 1 1 .265
Taylor Walls SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 .333
Totals 32 6 9 5 1 5
Pitcher
Shane McClanahan 4.0 1 2 2 4 5 0 69 4.15
Kevin Kelly (W, 1-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 12.27
Ian Seymour (H, 2) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 21 13.50
Hunter Bigge (H, 1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0.00
Bryan Baker (S, 1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 14 2.25

Game info

Weather
72 degrees, Dome
Wind
0 mph, None
First pitch
4:10 PM
Time of game
2:10
Attendance
25,114
Umpires
Home Plate: Brian Walsh, First Base: Chad Fairchild, Second Base: Chad Whitson, Third Base: Bill Miller

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Chicago Cubs 4 at Tampa Bay Rays 6 Final Game page
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Chicago Cubs 6 at Tampa Bay Rays 2 Final Game page

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