CHC 9, TB 2 | Apr 7, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, April 7, 2026•Tropicana Field•69°F, Dome

CHC

Cubs

Rays

Final

WIN

Javier Assad

LOSS

Mason Englert

The Cubs cruised past the Rays 9-2 in a dominant performance.

★Alex Bregman3-for-5, 0 RBI

★Pete Crow-Armstrong3-for-5, 1 RBI

★Moisés Ballesteros3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.

Weather: 69°F, DomeWind: 0 mph, NoneFirst pitch: 10:40 PM UTCT: 2:47Att: 21,377Venue: Tropicana Field

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94.9%B

8 missed calls

+0.8% TB

+0.39 runs TB

Win Probability

TB WinCHC Win

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

Game 822999 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago Cubs

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Nico Hoerner2B	4	0	2	2	1	0	.297/.438/.432	100.7	.516	.499
Michael Busch1B	5	0	0	0	0	1	.154/.277/.205	101.8	.115	.208
Alex Bregman3B	5	1	3	0	0	0	.200/.280/.356	101	.335	.316
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	5	3	3	1	0	0	.256/.289/.349	108.3	.500	.683
Miguel AmayaC	5	0	0	0	0	1	.294/.400/.529	107.4	.207	.195
Moisés BallesterosDH	4	2	2	3	0	0	.208/.259/.333	105.7	.318	.455
Dansby SwansonSS	5	2	2	0	0	1	.162/.273/.270	108.9	.587	.785
Michael ConfortoLF	3	1	2	1	2	0	.250/.438/.250	105.5	.474	.455
Matt ShawRF	5	0	2	1	0	2	.250/.265/.469	107.6	.536	.543
Bench
Javier AssadP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Hoby MilnerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	41	9	16	8	3	5	-	-	-	-

HR:Crow-Armstrong (7th off Gómez, 0 on, 1 out); Ballesteros (9th off Gómez, 2 on, 1 out)

2B:Bregman; Swanson; Shaw

TB:25

RBI:Conforto; Crow-Armstrong; Ballesteros 3; Hoerner 2; Shaw

SB:Crow-Armstrong; Swanson; Hoerner

CS:Crow-Armstrong

SF:Ballesteros

Team LOB:9

Tampa Bay Rays

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Yandy DíazDH	3	1	0	0	0	0	.386/.471/.591	98.5	.030

Pitching

Chicago Cubs

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Javier AssadW	5.2	1	0	0	2	3	80-49	89.3	0.00
Hoby Milner	1.1	2	0	0	0	0	17-13	82.6	2.84
Phil Maton	0.2	3	2	2	0	1	26-18	85.3	13.50
Caleb Thielbar	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	88.7	0.00
Jacob Webb	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	14-7	87.5	5.79
Totals	9.0	6	2	2	3	5	139-89	-	-

HBP:Díaz (by Maton)

Inherited runners-scored:Milner 1-0; Thielbar 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Assad 80-49; Milner 17-13; Maton 26-18; Thielbar 2-2; Webb 14-7

Groundouts-flyouts:Assad 7-6; Milner 2-2; Maton 0-1; Thielbar 1-0; Webb 1-1

Tampa Bay Rays

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Mason EnglertL	3.2	7	4	3	1	2	0	65-48	87.2	9.45

Top 2 • CHC

2-0

Matt Shaw doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder Chandler Simpson. Michael Conforto scores.

EV: 94.9 mph305 ftLA: 24°

1-0

Michael Conforto singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jake Fraley. Dansby Swanson scores.

EV: 105.5 mph180 ftLA: 10°

Top 3 • CHC

4-0

Moisés Ballesteros out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores.

EV: 101.6 mph313 ftLA: 47°

3-0

Miguel Amaya grounds out, shortstop Taylor Walls to first baseman Jonathan Aranda.

EV: 91.6 mph55 ftLA: 2°

Top 6 • CHC

5-0

Nico Hoerner grounds into a force out, pitcher Cole Sulser to shortstop Taylor Walls to second baseman Richie Palacios. Moisés Ballesteros scores. Michael Conforto to 3rd. Matt Shaw out at 2nd. Nico Hoerner to 1st.

EV: 76.6 mph4 ftLA: -21°

Top 7 • CHC

6-0

Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 108.3 mph💣 389 ftLA: 27°

Top 8 • CHC

7-0

Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to left fielder Chandler Simpson. Dansby Swanson scores. Michael Conforto to 2nd.

EV: 80.9 mph204 ftLA: 17°

Bot 8 • TB

7-1

Jonathan Aranda doubles (3) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Richie Palacios scores. Yandy Díaz to 3rd.

EV: 105.9 mph405 ftLA: 28°

7-2

Ryan Vilade singles on a line drive to pitcher Phil Maton. Yandy Díaz scores. Jonathan Aranda to 3rd.

EV: 85.9 mph120 ftLA: 8°

Top 9 • CHC

9-2

Moisés Ballesteros homers (1) on a line drive to right field. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores.

EV: 105.7 mph💣 379 ftLA: 26°

Bench
Jake FraleyRF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.200/.286/.320	94.5	.072	.122
Mason EnglertP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Cole SulserP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Yoendrys GómezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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Batting

Chicago Cubs

Tampa Bay Rays

Pitching

Chicago Cubs

Tampa Bay Rays

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