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Chicago Cubs at Tampa Bay Rays

Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg Regular Season Final

Final score

The Chicago Cubs beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9–2 on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Chicago Cubs 9 89-73
at Tampa Bay Rays 2 98-64

Line score

Team
Chicago Cubs 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 9 16 0
Tampa Bay Rays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 6 1
  • W: Javier Assad (1-0)
  • L: Mason Englert (0-1)

Home runs

  • Chicago Cubs: Pete Crow-Armstrong (1), Moisés Ballesteros (1)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 2nd Chicago Cubs Michael Conforto singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jake Fraley. Dansby Swanson scores. 1–0
Top 2nd Chicago Cubs Matt Shaw doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder Chandler Simpson. Michael Conforto scores. 2–0
Top 3rd Chicago Cubs Miguel Amaya grounds out, shortstop Taylor Walls to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. 3–0
Top 3rd Chicago Cubs Moisés Ballesteros out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. 4–0
Top 6th Chicago Cubs Nico Hoerner grounds into a force out, pitcher Cole Sulser to shortstop Taylor Walls to second baseman Richie Palacios. Moisés Ballesteros scores. Michael Conforto to 3rd. Matt Shaw out at 2nd. Nico Hoerner to 1st. 5–0
Top 7th Chicago Cubs Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. 6–0
Top 8th Chicago Cubs Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to left fielder Chandler Simpson. Dansby Swanson scores. Michael Conforto to 2nd. 7–0
Bottom 8th Tampa Bay Rays Jonathan Aranda doubles (3) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Richie Palacios scores. Yandy Díaz to 3rd. 7–1
Bottom 8th Tampa Bay Rays Ryan Vilade singles on a line drive to pitcher Phil Maton. Yandy Díaz scores. Jonathan Aranda to 3rd. 7–2
Top 9th Chicago Cubs Moisés Ballesteros homers (1) on a line drive to right field. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. 9–2

Box score

Chicago Cubs

Batter
Nico Hoerner 2B 4 0 2 2 1 0 .297
Michael Busch 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .154
Alex Bregman 3B 5 1 3 0 0 0 .200
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 5 3 3 1 0 0 .256
Miguel Amaya C 5 0 0 0 0 1 .294
Moisés Ballesteros DH 4 2 2 3 0 0 .208
Dansby Swanson SS 5 2 2 0 0 1 .162
Michael Conforto LF 3 1 2 1 2 0 .250
Matt Shaw RF 5 0 2 1 0 2 .250
Totals 41 9 16 8 3 5
Pitcher
Javier Assad (W, 1-0) 5.2 1 0 0 2 3 0 80 0.00
Hoby Milner 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 2.84
Phil Maton 0.2 3 2 2 0 1 0 26 13.50
Caleb Thielbar 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00
Jacob Webb 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 5.79

Tampa Bay Rays

Batter
Yandy Díaz DH 3 1 0 0 0 0 .386
Jonathan Aranda 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .244
Jake Fraley RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Ryan Vilade RF 2 0 1 1 0 0 .100
Junior Caminero 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .238
Chandler Simpson LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .405
Cedric Mullins CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .122
Nick Fortes C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .303
Richie Palacios 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .250
Taylor Walls SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .143
Totals 32 2 6 2 3 5
Pitcher
Mason Englert (L, 0-1) 3.2 7 4 3 1 2 0 65 9.45
Cole Sulser 2.1 3 1 1 1 2 0 37 4.70
Yoendrys Gómez 3.0 6 4 4 1 1 2 58 6.23

Game info

Weather
69 degrees, Dome
Wind
0 mph, None
First pitch
6:40 PM
Time of game
2:47
Attendance
21,377
Umpires
Home Plate: Chad Fairchild, First Base: Chad Whitson, Second Base: Bill Miller, Third Base: Brian Walsh

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
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