Chicago Cubs @ Tampa Bay Rays
Cubs Hitting
- Batting
- 2BBregman (1, Englert); Swanson (1, Englert); Shaw (1, Englert)
- HRCrow-Armstrong (1, 7th inning off Gómez 0 on, 1 Out); Ballesteros (1, 9th inning off Gómez 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBIConforto (1), Hoerner 2 (7), Crow-Armstrong (4), Shaw (6), Ballesteros 3 (5)
- 2Out RBIConforto; Shaw.
- SFBallesteros
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP5-13 (Conforto 1-1, Bregman 0-1, Amaya 0-1, Hoerner 1-2, Busch 0-4, Crow-Armstrong 1-1, Shaw 1-2, Ballesteros 1-1)
- Baserunning
- CSCrow-Armstrong (1, 2nd base by Sulser/Fortes)
- SBSwanson (1, 2nd base off Gómez/Fortes); Hoerner (5, 2nd base off Sulser/Fortes); Crow-Armstrong (4, 3rd base off Englert/Fortes, 2nd base off Englert/Fortes)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Bregman-Busch)
Rays Hitting
a-lined out to center for Fraley in the 6th
- Batting
- 2BAranda (3, Maton)
- RBIAranda (10), Vilade (1)
- GIDPFortes
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP2-10 (Mullins 0-1, Walls 0-1, Aranda 1-1, Vilade 1-2, Palacios 0-1, Fortes 0-2, Simpson 0-1, Caminero 0-1)
- Fielding
- EFortes (2, throw)
Cubs Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Assad(W, 1-0) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 80-49 | 0.00 |
| 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17-13 | 2.84 |
| 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26-18 | 13.50 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14-7 | 5.79 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 139-89 |
- Pitching
- HBPDíaz (by Maton)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedThielbar 1/1; Milner 5/6; Maton 6/6; Webb 2/4; Assad 14/19
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesThielbar-0-0-1-1; Milner-2-0-5-6; Maton-3-2-9-4; Webb-4-1-0-2; Assad-14-4-17-14
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsThielbar 1-0; Milner 2-2; Maton 0-1; Webb 1-1; Assad 7-6
- Game ScoresJ Assad 68
Rays Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
M. Englert(L, 0-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 65-48 | 9.45 |
| 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37-22 | 4.70 |
| 3.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 58-33 | 6.23 |
| 9.0 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 160-103 |
- Pitching
- WPSulser; Gómez
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedSulser 6/10; Englert 14/19; Gómez 9/16
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesSulser-6-4-5-7; Englert-10-5-17-16; Gómez-11-0-8-12
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsSulser 2-2; Englert 1-8; Gómez 0-8
- Game ScoresM Englert 34
Scoring Summary
Inning | CHC | TB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Conforto singled to right, Swanson scored. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | Shaw doubled to left, Conforto scored. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | Bregman scored on throwing error by catcher Fortes, Crow-Armstrong stole third. | 3 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | Ballesteros hit sacrifice fly to center, Crow-Armstrong scored. | 4 | 0 | ||
| 6th | Hoerner grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Ballesteros scored, Shaw out at second, Conforto to third. | 5 | 0 | ||
| 7th | Crow-Armstrong homered to right (389 feet). | 6 | 0 | ||
| 8th | Hoerner singled to left, Swanson scored, Conforto to second. | 7 | 0 | ||
| 8th | Aranda doubled to center, Palacios scored, Díaz to third. | 7 | 1 | ||
| 8th | Vilade reached on infield single to pitcher, Díaz scored, Aranda to third. | 7 | 2 | ||
| 9th | Ballesteros homered to right (379 feet), Crow-Armstrong scored. | 9 | 2 | ||
CHC @ TB Videos
Cubs go up 9-2 on Moises Ballesteros' 2-run shot
Cubs pad lead on Rays' Taylor Walls' fancy double-play attempt
Pete Crow-Armstrong belts a homer for Cubs
Series tied 1-1
Game Information
Tropicana Field
11:40 PM, 7 April 2026
St. Petersburg, Florida
Attendance: 21,377
Game Time:2:47
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Chad Fairchild
- First Base Umpire - Chad Whitson
- Second Base Umpire - Bill Miller
- Third Base Umpire - Brian Walsh
2026 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | 8 | 3 | .727 | - | W5 |
| Milwaukee | 8 | 3 | .727 | - | L1 |
| Pittsburgh | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | W1 |
| St. Louis | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | W1 |
| Chicago | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | W1 |

