Chicago Cubs vs. Texas Rangers

May 8, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
CHC	1	0	0	2	0	1	3	0	0	7	9	0	8
TEX	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	5

loss:

K. Rockerwin: Chicago Cubs logo

J. Assad

Game Recap

ARLINGTON – During the Cubs’ pregame pitchers’ meeting on Friday afternoon, pitching coach Tommy Hottovy held up a card detailing the reliever usage over the past several days. Coming off a drama-filled, tightly contested series with the Reds, and within a stretch of 23 games in 24 days, the group...

Scoring Summary

CHCTEX

1
Ian Happ singles on a ground ball to left fielder Alejandro Osuna. Michael Conforto scores. [1 run]
10
4
Seiya Suzuki homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. Ian Happ scores. [2 runs]
30
5
Justin Foscue singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Evan Carter scores. Andrew McCutchen to 2nd. [1 run]
31
6
Pete Crow-Armstrong hits a ground-rule double (5) on a fly ball to left field. Michael Busch scores. [1 run]
41
7
Michael Busch doubles (8) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ezequiel Duran. Alex Bregman scores. Ian Happ scores. Seiya Suzuki scores. [3 runs]
71

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Nico Hoerner2B	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	.279
2Michael ConfortoDH	2	4	1	0	1	1	0	0	.375
3Alex Bregman3B	1	5	1	0	3	0	0	2	.239
4Ian HappLF	1	4	2	1	0	1	0	4	.243
5Seiya SuzukiRF	1	3	2	2	0	2	1	3	.304
6Michael Busch1B	1	3	1	3	0	2	0	4	.234
7Carson KellyC	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.298
8Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	2	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	.255
9Dansby SwansonSS	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.203



TOTAL	9	36	7	7	6	6	1	21	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Ben BrownRHP	4.0	0	0	0	3	1	46	1.82
Ryan RolisonLHP	0.1	1	1	1	0	2	14	4.00
Javier AssadRHP	3.2	1	0	0	1	1	41	6.00
Ethan RobertsRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	15	0.00
TOTAL	9.0	2	1	1	4	5	116	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Brandon NimmoRF	0	3	0	0	1	1	2	.291
Sam HaggertyLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
2Ezequiel Duran2B-LF-RF	1	4	0	0	1	0	1	.301
3Corey SeagerSS	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	.203
4Josh Jung3B	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	.305
5Evan CarterCF	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	.177
6Joc PedersonDH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.207
Andrew McCutchenPH-DH	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	.222
7Jake Burger1B	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	.208
8Alejandro OsunaLF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.227
Justin FoscuePH-2B	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	.250
9Danny JansenC	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	.195
TOTAL	2	28	1	1	4	5	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Kumar RockerRHP	3.2	4	3	3	3	3	1	87	5.01
Cal QuantrillRHP	3.1	3	4	1	2	2	0	70	4.05
Tyler AlexanderLHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	2.45
Jakob JunisRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	25	1.65
TOTAL	9.0	9	7	4	6	6	1	187	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningCHCTEX

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Nico Hoerner grounds out, pitcher Kumar Rocker to first baseman Jake Burger. [1 out]
00
DOUBLE — Michael Conforto hits a ground-rule double (6) on a fly ball down the left-field line.
00
STRIKEOUT — Alex Bregman strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
SINGLE — Ian Happ singles on a ground ball to left fielder Alejandro Osuna. Michael Conforto scores. [1 run]
10
WALK — Seiya Suzuki walks. Ian Happ to 2nd.
10
FLYOUT — Michael Busch flies out to left fielder Alejandro Osuna. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Brandon Nimmo grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch. [1 out]
10
GROUNDOUT — Ezequiel Duran grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch. [2 outs]
10
GROUNDOUT — Corey Seager grounds out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. [3 outs]
10

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Team Stats

CHC

TEX

7Runs1

9Hits2

0Errors1

.250Batting Avg.071

36At Bats28

4Extra-base Hits0

1Home Runs0

7Runs-Batted-In1

6Walks5

3Stolen Bases0

6Strikeouts4

8Left on Base5

15Total Bases2

Game Details

Friday, May 8, 2026 · 8:05 PM

Globe Life Field · Arlington, TX

attendance: 32,394 (80.4%)

weather: 74 degrees, roof closed

spread: CHC -130

over/under: 8.5