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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 6–2 on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Chicago Cubs 6 89-73
at Tampa Bay Rays 2 98-64

Line score

Team
Chicago Cubs 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 6 8 0
Tampa Bay Rays 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 3
  • W: Colin Rea (1-0)
  • L: Joe Boyle (0-1)

Home runs

  • Chicago Cubs: Nico Hoerner (1)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st Chicago Cubs Nico Hoerner homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. 1–0
Bottom 3rd Tampa Bay Rays Jonathan Aranda out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Michael Conforto. Jonny DeLuca scores. 1–1
Top 5th Chicago Cubs Michael Conforto doubles (1) on a fly ball to right fielder Jake Fraley. Carson Kelly scores. Moisés Ballesteros scores. Dansby Swanson scores. Michael Conforto to 3rd. Michael Conforto advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by right fielder Jake Fraley. Michael Conforto advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by first baseman Jonathan Aranda. 4–1
Top 5th Chicago Cubs Nico Hoerner doubles (6) on a ground ball to right fielder Jake Fraley. Michael Conforto scores. 5–1
Top 5th Chicago Cubs Michael Busch reaches on a throwing error by catcher Hunter Feduccia. Nico Hoerner scores. Michael Busch to 2nd. 6–1
Bottom 8th Tampa Bay Rays Jake Fraley singles on a line drive to left fielder Michael Conforto. Jonathan Aranda scores. Jake Fraley to 2nd. 6–2

Box score

Chicago Cubs

Batter
Nico Hoerner 2B 5 2 3 2 0 0 .333
Michael Busch 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .140
Alex Bregman 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .188
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .234
Carson Kelly C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .281
Moisés Ballesteros DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 .222
Dansby Swanson SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 .150
Michael Conforto LF 4 1 1 2 0 2 .250
Matt Shaw RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .257
Totals 33 6 8 4 4 7
Pitcher
Colin Rea (W, 1-0) 5.0 2 1 1 2 2 0 79 3.18
Hoby Milner 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 2.45
Ben Brown 2.0 2 1 1 0 3 0 31 4.22
Hunter Harvey 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 6.75

Tampa Bay Rays

Batter
Yandy Díaz DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 .362
Jonathan Aranda 1B 3 1 2 1 0 0 .271
Jake Fraley RF 3 0 1 1 1 2 .214
Junior Caminero 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .217
Chandler Simpson LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .391
Ben Williamson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .237
Hunter Feduccia C 3 0 0 0 1 2 .250
Jonny DeLuca CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .286
Taylor Walls SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .100
Totals 30 2 5 2 2 7
Pitcher
Joe Boyle (L, 0-1) 4.1 4 6 5 3 3 1 84 5.17
Jesse Scholtens 4.2 4 0 0 1 4 0 61 0.00

Game info

Weather
72 degrees, Dome
Wind
0 mph, None
First pitch
6:40 PM
Time of game
2:29
Attendance
20,483
Umpires
Home Plate: Chad Whitson, First Base: Bill Miller, Second Base: Brian Walsh, Third Base: Chad Fairchild

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Chicago Cubs 4 at Tampa Bay Rays 6 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 9 at Tampa Bay Rays 2 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 6 at Tampa Bay Rays 2 Final Game page

Other MLB games on Apr 8

Matchup Status Details
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Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Boston Red Sox 5 Final Game page
Baltimore Orioles 5 at Chicago White Sox 3 Final Game page
Seattle Mariners 0 at Texas Rangers 3 Final Game page
Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 Final Game page
Houston Astros 1 at Colorado Rockies 9 Final Game page
Philadelphia Phillies 0 at San Francisco Giants 5 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Washington Nationals 1 Final Game page
Atlanta Braves 8 at Los Angeles Angels 2 Final Game page
Arizona Diamondbacks 7 at New York Mets 2 Final Game page
Cincinnati Reds 4 at Miami Marlins 7 Final Game page
Athletics 3 at New York Yankees 2 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 6 at Minnesota Twins 8 Final Game page

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