Chicago Cubs @ Tampa Bay Rays
Cubs Hitting
- Batting
- 2BKelly (2, Boyle); Conforto (1, Boyle); Hoerner (6, Boyle)
- HRHoerner (1, 1st inning off Boyle 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIConforto 2 (3), Hoerner 2 (9)
- GIDPBusch; Crow-Armstrong
- Team LOB4
- Team RISP2-7 (Conforto 1-1, Bregman 0-1, Hoerner 1-2, Busch 0-1, Crow-Armstrong 0-1, Shaw 0-1)
- Baserunning
- CSShaw (1, 2nd base by Boyle/Feduccia)
Rays Hitting
- Batting
- RBIFraley (1), Aranda (11)
- 2Out RBIFraley.
- SFAranda
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP1-4 (Fraley 1-1, Walls 0-1, Caminero 0-2)
- Baserunning
- CSSimpson (1, 3rd base by Harvey/Kelly)
- SBSimpson (5, 2nd base off Harvey/Kelly); DeLuca (1, 2nd base off Rea/Kelly)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Williamson-Walls-Aranda 2)
- EFraley (1, throw); Aranda (2, throw); Feduccia (1, throw)
Cubs Pitching
- Pitching
- WPBrown
- HBPDíaz (by Rea)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedHarvey 3/3; Rea 13/20; Milner 1/3; Brown 3/8
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesHarvey-4-1-6-2; Rea-12-6-18-14; Milner-2-0-2-2; Brown-4-6-6-5
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsHarvey 1-0; Rea 7-6; Milner 1-1; Brown 2-1
- Game ScoresC Rea 59
Rays Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Boyle(L, 0-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 84-46 | 5.17 |
| 4.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 61-40 | 0.00 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 145-86 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedScholtens 10/17; Boyle 9/20
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesScholtens-12-6-10-12; Boyle-12-6-14-13
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsScholtens 3-5; Boyle 4-6
- Game ScoresJ Boyle 33
Scoring Summary
Inning | CHC | TB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Hoerner homered to left (369 feet). | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | Aranda hit sacrifice fly to left, DeLuca scored. | 1 | 1 | ||
| 5th | Conforto doubled to right, Kelly scored, Swanson scored on throwing error by right fielder Fraley and Ballesteros scored, Conforto safe at third on throwing error by first baseman Aranda. | 4 | 1 | ||
| 5th | Hoerner doubled to right, Conforto scored. | 5 | 1 | ||
| 5th | Hoerner scored on error, Busch safe at first on throwing error by catcher Feduccia, Busch safe at second on error. | 6 | 1 | ||
| 8th | Fraley singled to left, Aranda scored, Fraley to second. | 6 | 2 | ||
CHC @ TB Videos
Nico Hoerner adds to the Cubs' lead with an RBI double
Michael Conforto's double tacks on 3 runs for Cubs
Nico Hoerner hits a homer
CHC win 2-1
Game Information
Tropicana Field
11:40 PM, 8 April 2026
St. Petersburg, Florida
Attendance: 20,483
Game Time:2:29
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Chad Whitson
- First Base Umpire - Bill Miller
- Second Base Umpire - Brian Walsh
- Third Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild
2026 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | 8 | 4 | .667 | - | L1 |
| Milwaukee | 8 | 4 | .667 | - | L2 |
| St. Louis | 7 | 5 | .583 | 1 | W2 |
| Pittsburgh | 7 | 5 | .583 | 1 | L1 |
| Chicago | 6 | 6 | .500 | 2 | W2 |

