Final · MLB · Mon Apr 6, 3:10 PM CDT · Rays Home Opener
- Probable pitchers
- Jameson Taillon (CHC) vs Shane McClanahan (TB)
- TV
- Marquee Sports Network, Rays.TV, WMOR
- Where
- Tropicana Field
Rays get past Cubs 6-4. Rays took the lead for good in the 2nd.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| CHC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
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| TB | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 6 | 9 | 0 |
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Win: Kevin Kelly. Loss: Jameson Taillon. Save: Bryan Baker. Home runs: Shaw (CHC), Aranda (TB), Caminero (TB), Mullins (TB).
By the numbers: Hits CHC 4, TB 9; Errors CHC 1, TB 0; Left on base CHC 9, TB 9.
Team stats
| CHC | TB |
|---|
| Hits | 4 | 9 |
| Errors | 1 | 0 |
| Left on base | 9 | 9 |
| Home runs | 1 | 3 |
| Walks | 4 | 1 |
| Strikeouts | 9 | 5 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Hoerner 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bregman 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Happ LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly, C C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Busch 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Swanson SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Shaw RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Crow-Armstrong CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Amaya DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Conforto DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlson DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Taillon (L) | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 83 |
| Maton, P | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| Martin, R | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 112 |
Tampa Bay Rays
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
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| Díaz, Y DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aranda 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fraley RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caminero 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Simpson LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fortes C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mullins CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Williamson 2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Walls SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| McClanahan | 4.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 69 |
| Kelly (W) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Seymour, I | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| Bigge | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Baker (S) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 138 |
Play-by-play
Top 1st 4
- 1 out CHC Nico Hoerner strikes out swinging.
- 2 out CHC Alex Bregman flies out to left fielder Chandler Simpson.
- 2 out CHC Ian Happ walks.
- 3 out CHC Carson Kelly strikes out swinging.
Bottom 1st 4
- 0 out TB Yandy Díaz singles on a ground ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
- 1 out TB Jonathan Aranda called out on strikes. Yandy Díaz steals (1) 2nd base.
- 2 out TB Jake Fraley flies out to right fielder Matt Shaw. Yandy Díaz to 3rd.
- 3 out TB Junior Caminero pops out to first baseman Michael Busch in foul territory.
Top 2nd 7
- 0 out CHC Michael Busch walks.
- 0 out CHC Dansby Swanson walks.
- 1 out CHC Matt Shaw strikes out swinging.
- 2 out CHC Pete Crow-Armstrong strikes out swinging.
- 2 out CHC Miguel Amaya walks. Michael Busch to 3rd. Dansby Swanson to 2nd.
- 2 out CHC Nico Hoerner singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Chandler Simpson. Michael Busch scores. Dansby Swanson scores. Miguel Amaya to 2nd. CHC 2, TB 0
- 3 out CHC Alex Bregman pops out to first baseman Jonathan Aranda in foul territory.
Bottom 2nd 7
- 0 out TB Chandler Simpson singles on a line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
- 1 out TB Nick Fortes strikes out on a foul tip.
- 1 out TB Cedric Mullins homers (1) on a line drive to right field. Chandler Simpson scores. CHC 2, TB 2
- 2 out TB Ben Williamson strikes out on a foul tip.
- 2 out TB Taylor Walls doubles (1) on a line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
- 2 out TB Yandy Díaz singles on a ground ball to shortstop Dansby Swanson. Taylor Walls scores. Yandy Díaz to 2nd. Throwing error by shortstop Dansby Swanson. CHC 2, TB 3
- 3 out TB Jonathan Aranda flies out to left fielder Ian Happ in foul territory.
Top 3rd 3
- 1 out CHC Ian Happ flies out to left fielder Chandler Simpson.
- 2 out CHC Carson Kelly flies out sharply to right fielder Jake Fraley.
- 3 out CHC Michael Busch flies out to right fielder Jake Fraley.
Bottom 3rd 4
- 1 out TB Jake Fraley pops out to third baseman Alex Bregman in foul territory.
- 1 out TB Junior Caminero homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. CHC 2, TB 4
- 2 out TB Chandler Simpson flies out to left fielder Ian Happ.
- 3 out TB Nick Fortes flies out to left fielder Ian Happ.
Top 4th 3
- 1 out CHC Dansby Swanson called out on strikes.
- 2 out CHC Matt Shaw grounds out, second baseman Ben Williamson to first baseman Jonathan Aranda.
- 3 out CHC Pete Crow-Armstrong grounds out to first baseman Jonathan Aranda.
Bottom 4th 3
- 1 out TB Cedric Mullins pops out to shortstop Dansby Swanson.
- 2 out TB Ben Williamson grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch.
- 3 out TB Taylor Walls pops out to third baseman Alex Bregman in foul territory.
Top 5th 3
- 1 out CHC Michael Conforto lines out to second baseman Ben Williamson.
- 2 out CHC Nico Hoerner flies out to center fielder Cedric Mullins.
- 3 out CHC Alex Bregman strikes out swinging.
Bottom 5th 3
- 1 out TB Yandy Díaz flies out to right fielder Matt Shaw.
- 2 out TB Jonathan Aranda lines out sharply to right fielder Matt Shaw.
- 3 out TB Jake Fraley grounds out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch.
Top 6th 5
- 0 out CHC Ian Happ doubles (2) on a line drive to left fielder Chandler Simpson.
- 0 out CHC Carson Kelly doubles (1) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Ian Happ to 3rd.
- 1 out CHC Michael Busch out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Ian Happ scores. CHC 3, TB 4
- 2 out CHC Dansby Swanson strikes out swinging.
- 3 out CHC Matt Shaw flies out sharply to center fielder Cedric Mullins.
Bottom 6th 4
- 1 out TB Junior Caminero called out on strikes.
- 2 out TB Chandler Simpson flies out to left fielder Ian Happ.
- 2 out TB Nick Fortes doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ian Happ.
- 3 out TB Cedric Mullins grounds out, pitcher Jameson Taillon to first baseman Michael Busch.
Top 7th 3
- 1 out CHC Pete Crow-Armstrong flies out to left fielder Chandler Simpson.
- 2 out CHC Dylan Carlson flies out to right fielder Jake Fraley.
- 3 out CHC Nico Hoerner pops out to shortstop Taylor Walls.
Bottom 7th 5
- 0 out TB Ben Williamson walks.
- 1 out TB Taylor Walls lines out to left fielder Ian Happ.
- 2 out TB Yandy Díaz strikes out swinging.
- 2 out TB Jonathan Aranda homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field. Ben Williamson scores. CHC 3, TB 6
- 3 out TB Jake Fraley lines out sharply to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
Top 8th 3
- 1 out CHC Alex Bregman flies out to left fielder Chandler Simpson.
- 2 out CHC Ian Happ grounds out, first baseman Jonathan Aranda to pitcher Hunter Bigge.
- 3 out CHC Carson Kelly grounds out, shortstop Taylor Walls to first baseman Jonathan Aranda.
Bottom 8th 3
- 1 out TB Junior Caminero pops out to third baseman Alex Bregman in foul territory.
- 1 out TB Chandler Simpson singles on a ground ball to second baseman Nico Hoerner.
- 3 out TB Nick Fortes grounds into a double play, second baseman Nico Hoerner to shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch. Chandler Simpson out at 2nd. Nick Fortes out at 1st.
Top 9th 4
- 1 out CHC Michael Busch grounds out, second baseman Ben Williamson to first baseman Jonathan Aranda.
- 2 out CHC Dansby Swanson strikes out swinging.
- 2 out CHC Matt Shaw homers (2) on a line drive to left field. CHC 4, TB 6
- 3 out CHC Pete Crow-Armstrong strikes out swinging.