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Chicago Cubs at Texas Rangers

Globe Life Field, Arlington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Chicago Cubs beat the Texas Rangers 7–1 on Friday, May 8, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Chicago Cubs 7 89-73
at Texas Rangers 1 80-82

Line score

Team
Chicago Cubs 1 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 7 9 0
Texas Rangers 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
  • W: Javier Assad (3-1)
  • L: Kumar Rocker (1-4)

Home runs

  • Chicago Cubs: Seiya Suzuki (7)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st Chicago Cubs Ian Happ singles on a ground ball to left fielder Alejandro Osuna. Michael Conforto scores. 1–0
Top 4th Chicago Cubs Seiya Suzuki homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. Ian Happ scores. 3–0
Bottom 5th Texas Rangers Justin Foscue singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Evan Carter scores. Andrew McCutchen to 2nd. 3–1
Top 6th Chicago Cubs Pete Crow-Armstrong hits a ground-rule double (5) on a fly ball to left field. Michael Busch scores. 4–1
Top 7th Chicago Cubs Michael Busch doubles (8) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ezequiel Duran. Alex Bregman scores. Ian Happ scores. Seiya Suzuki scores. 7–1

Box score

Chicago Cubs

Batter
Nico Hoerner 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .279
Michael Conforto DH 4 1 2 0 1 1 .375
Alex Bregman 3B 5 1 1 0 0 3 .239
Ian Happ LF 4 2 1 1 1 0 .243
Seiya Suzuki RF 3 2 1 2 2 0 .304
Michael Busch 1B 3 1 1 3 2 0 .234
Carson Kelly C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .298
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 .255
Dansby Swanson SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .203
Totals 36 7 9 7 6 6
Pitcher
Ben Brown 4.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 46 1.82
Ryan Rolison 0.1 1 1 1 2 0 0 14 4.00
Javier Assad (W, 3-1) 3.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 41 6.00
Ethan Roberts 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 0.00

Texas Rangers

Batter
Brandon Nimmo RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .291
Sam Haggerty LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Ezequiel Duran RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .301
Corey Seager SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .203
Josh Jung 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .305
Evan Carter CF 2 1 0 0 2 0 .177
Joc Pederson DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .207
Andrew McCutchen DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 .222
Jake Burger 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .208
Alejandro Osuna LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227
Justin Foscue 2B 2 0 1 1 0 0 .250
Danny Jansen C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .195
Totals 28 1 2 1 5 4
Pitcher
Kumar Rocker (L, 1-4) 3.2 4 3 3 3 3 1 87 5.01
Cal Quantrill 3.1 3 4 1 2 2 0 70 4.05
Tyler Alexander 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.45
Jakob Junis 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 25 1.65

Game info

Weather
74 degrees, Roof Closed
Wind
0 mph, None
First pitch
7:10 PM
Time of game
2:47
Attendance
32,394
Umpires
Home Plate: Clint Vondrak, First Base: Willie Traynor, Second Base: Adam Hamari, Third Base: Todd Tichenor

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Chicago Cubs 7 at Texas Rangers 1 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 0 at Texas Rangers 6 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 0 at Texas Rangers 3 Final Game page

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