Chicago Cubs @ Tampa Bay Rays

5-6, 2-3 Away

Final

5-6, 1-1 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
N. Hoerner2B	2-4	0	0	2	.297
M. Busch1B	0-5	0	0	0	.154
A. Bregman3B	3-5	1	0	0	.200
P. Crow-ArmstrongCF	3-5	3	1	1	.256
M. AmayaC	0-5	0	0	0	.294
M. BallesterosDH	2-4	2	1	3	.208
D. SwansonSS	2-5	2	0	0	.162
M. ConfortoLF	2-3	1	0	1	.250
M. ShawRF	2-5	0	0	1	.250

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
J. Assad	5.2	1	0	2	3	80-49	0.00
H. Milner	1.1	2	0	0	0	17-13	2.84
P. Maton	0.2	3	2	0	1	26-18	13.50
C. Thielbar	0.1	0	0	0	0	2-2	0.00
J. Webb	1.0	0	0	1	1	14-7	5.79

According to ESPN Analytics

CHC

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

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

Bregman ends 0-for-13 slump with 3 hits as the Cubs beat the Rays 9-2

— Alex Bregman broke out of an 0-for13 slump with three hits and Javier Assad worked 5 2/3 shutout innings to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 9-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.

Apr 8, 2026, 02:55 am - AP


CHC
TB

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	2	9	16	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	6	1

J. Assad1-0

5.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 K, 2 BB

M. Englert0-1

3.2 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 2 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

		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

Data is currently unavailable.

Cubs
4
Rays
6

Game 1

6/4

Cubs
9
Rays
2

Game 2

7/4

Cubs
6
Rays
2

Game 3

8/4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	65	39	.625	-	W1
Chicago	59	45	.567	6	W2
St. Louis	53	51	.510	12	W1
Pittsburgh	53	52	.505	12.5	L3
Cincinnati	48	55	.466	16.5	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Tampa Bay	61	43	.587	-	W2
New York	59	45	.567	2	W3
Boston	53	50	.515	7.5	L1
Baltimore	51	54	.486	10.5	W1
Toronto	48	57	.457	13.5	W1

Rookies Pratt, Lara drive in 3 runs apiece, Gasser works 6 innings as Brewers beat Rockies 8-5

— Rookies Cooper Pratt and Luis Lara drove in three runs apiece and Robert Gasser worked six solid innings as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Colorado Rockies 8-5 on Saturday night.

Nathan Eovaldi strikes out 8 as the Rangers beat the Mariners 7-1

— Nathan Eovaldi gave up three hits and struck out eight in seven innings while Wyatt Langford and Joc Pederson had three hits each for the Texas Rangers in a 7-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night.

Roden's 2-RBI single, and Rojas' strong start on short notice help Twins top Athletics 2-0

— Alan Roden hit a two-run single to snap Minnesota's scoreless streak at 14 2/3 innings and the Twins beat the Athletics 2-0 on Saturday night.

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Chicago Cubs @ Tampa Bay Rays

Bregman ends 0-for-13 slump with 3 hits as the Cubs beat the Rays 9-2

J. Assad1-0

M. Englert0-1

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