Chicago Cubs vs. Tampa Bay Rays

Apr 6, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

J. Taillonwin: Tampa Bay Rays logo

K. Kellysave: Tampa Bay Rays logo

B. Baker

Game Recap

ST. PETERSBURG -- About an hour before the Rays officially opened the gates of Tropicana Field for the first time in 561 days, CEO Ken Babby was marveling at what it took to get Tampa Bay’s home dome ready for Monday afternoon....

Scoring Summary

CHCTB

2
Nico Hoerner singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Chandler Simpson. Michael Busch scores. Dansby Swanson scores. Miguel Amaya to 2nd. [2 runs]
20
2
Cedric Mullins homers (1) on a line drive to right field. Chandler Simpson scores. [2 runs]
22
2
Yandy Diaz singles on a ground ball to shortstop Dansby Swanson. Taylor Walls scores. Yandy Diaz to 2nd. Throwing error by shortstop Dansby Swanson. [1 run]
23
3
Junior Caminero homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
24
6
Michael Busch out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Ian Happ scores. [1 run] [1 out]
34
7
Jonathan Aranda homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field. Ben Williamson scores. [2 runs]
36
9
Matt Shaw homers (2) on a line drive to left field. [1 run]
46

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Nico Hoerner2B	1	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	.273
2Alex Bregman3B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.150
3Ian HappLF	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.200
4Carson KellyC	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.250
5Michael Busch1B	0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	.176
6Dansby SwansonSS	0	3	1	0	3	1	0	1	.125
7Matt ShawRF	1	4	1	1	1	0	1	3	.222
8Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.211
9Miguel AmayaDH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.417
Michael ConfortoPH-DH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111
Dylan CarlsonPH-DH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTAL	4	30	4	4	9	4	1	9	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jameson TaillonRHP	6.0	7	4	3	4	0	2	83	2.53
Phil MatonRHP	1.0	1	2	2	1	1	1	19	10.80
Riley MartinLHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	0.00


TOTAL	8.0	9	6	5	5	1	3	112	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Yandy DiazDH	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.415
2Jonathan Aranda1B	1	4	1	2	1	0	1	2	.220
3Jake FraleyRF	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.217
4Junior Caminero3B	1	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.256
5Chandler SimpsonLF	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.395
6Nick FortesC	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.345
7Cedric MullinsCF	1	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	.132
8Ben Williamson2B	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	.265
9Taylor WallsSS	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	.333


TOTAL	9	32	6	5	5	1	3	9	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Shane McClanahanLHP	4.0	1	2	2	5	4	0	69	4.15
Kevin KellyRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	12.27
Ian SeymourLHP	1.1	2	1	1	1	0	0	21	13.50
Hunter BiggeRHP	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0.00
Bryan BakerRHP	1.0	1	1	1	2	0	1	14	2.25
TOTAL	9.0	4	4	4	9	4	1	138	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningCHCTB

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Nico Hoerner strikes out swinging. [1 out]
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FLYOUT — Alex Bregman flies out to left fielder Chandler Simpson. [2 outs]
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WALK — Ian Happ walks.
00
STRIKEOUT — Carson Kelly strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Yandy Diaz singles on a ground ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
00
STRIKEOUT — Jonathan Aranda called out on strikes. Yandy Diaz steals (1) 2nd base. [1 out]
00
FLYOUT — Jake Fraley flies out to right fielder Matt Shaw. Yandy Diaz to 3rd. [2 outs]
00
POP OUT — Junior Caminero pops out to first baseman Michael Busch in foul territory. [3 outs]
00

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Team Stats

CHC

4Runs6

4Hits9

1Errors0

.133Batting Avg.281

30At Bats32

3Extra-base Hits5

1Home Runs3

4Runs-Batted-In5

4Walks1

0Stolen Bases3

9Strikeouts5

4Left on Base3

9Total Bases20

Game Details

Monday, April 6, 2026 · 4:10 PM

Tropicana Field · St. Petersburg, FL

attendance: 25,114 (100.5%)

weather: 72 degrees, dome

spread: TB -126

over/under: 8