Final · MLB · Tue Apr 7, 5:40 PM CDT
- Probable pitchers
- Javier Assad (CHC) vs Mason Englert (TB)
- TV
- Marquee Sports Network, Rays.TV
- Where
- Tropicana Field
Cubs get past Rays 9-2. Cubs 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 0 |
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| TB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
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Win: Javier Assad. Loss: Mason Englert. Home runs: Crow-Armstrong (CHC), Ballesteros (CHC). Ballesteros drove in 3 for Cubs.
By the numbers: Hits CHC 16, TB 6; Errors CHC 0, TB 1; Left on base CHC 19, TB 18.
Team stats
| CHC | TB |
|---|
| Hits | 16 | 6 |
| Errors | 0 | 1 |
| Left on base | 19 | 18 |
| Home runs | 2 | 0 |
| Walks | 3 | 3 |
| Strikeouts | 5 | 5 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Hoerner 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Busch 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bregman 3B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crow-Armstrong CF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Amaya C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ballesteros DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Swanson SS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Conforto LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaw RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 41 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Assad (W) | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 80 |
| Milner | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Maton, P | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| Thielbar | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Webb, J | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 139 |
Tampa Bay Rays
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Díaz, Y DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aranda 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fraley RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vilade RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caminero 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Simpson LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mullins CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Fortes C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Palacios, R 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Walls SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Englert (L) | 3.2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 65 |
| Sulser | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 |
| Gómez, Y | 3.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 58 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 160 |
Play-by-play
Top 1st 4
- 1 out CHC Nico Hoerner flies out to center fielder Cedric Mullins.
- 2 out CHC Michael Busch flies out to left fielder Chandler Simpson.
- 2 out CHC Alex Bregman singles on a line drive to left fielder Chandler Simpson.
- 3 out CHC Pete Crow-Armstrong flies out to left fielder Chandler Simpson.
Bottom 1st 3
- 1 out TB Yandy Díaz grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch.
- 2 out TB Jonathan Aranda lines out to second baseman Nico Hoerner.
- 3 out TB Jake Fraley flies out to left fielder Michael Conforto.
Top 2nd 7
- 1 out CHC Miguel Amaya lines out to second baseman Richie Palacios.
- 2 out CHC Moisés Ballesteros flies out to left fielder Chandler Simpson.
- 2 out CHC Dansby Swanson doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Chandler Simpson.
- 2 out CHC Michael Conforto singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jake Fraley. Dansby Swanson scores. CHC 1, TB 0
- 2 out CHC Matt Shaw doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder Chandler Simpson. Michael Conforto scores. CHC 2, TB 0
- 2 out CHC Nico Hoerner walks.
- 3 out CHC Michael Busch flies out to right fielder Jake Fraley.
Bottom 2nd 3
- 1 out TB Junior Caminero strikes out swinging.
- 2 out TB Chandler Simpson grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch.
- 3 out TB Cedric Mullins flies out to left fielder Michael Conforto.
Top 3rd 5
- 0 out CHC Alex Bregman doubles (1) on a ground ball to left fielder Chandler Simpson.
- 0 out CHC Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a line drive to right fielder Jake Fraley. Alex Bregman to 3rd.
- 1 out CHC Miguel Amaya grounds out, shortstop Taylor Walls to first baseman Jonathan Aranda.
- 2 out CHC Moisés Ballesteros out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. CHC 4, TB 0
- 3 out CHC Dansby Swanson strikes out swinging.
Bottom 3rd 3
- 1 out TB Nick Fortes grounds out softly, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch.
- 2 out TB Richie Palacios grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch.
- 3 out TB Taylor Walls flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
Top 4th 4
- 1 out CHC Michael Conforto flies out to center fielder Cedric Mullins.
- 2 out CHC Matt Shaw strikes out swinging.
- 2 out CHC Nico Hoerner singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Chandler Simpson.
- 3 out CHC Michael Busch strikes out swinging.
Bottom 4th 3
- 1 out TB Yandy Díaz pops out to first baseman Michael Busch.
- 2 out TB Jonathan Aranda grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch.
- 3 out TB Jake Fraley grounds out, first baseman Michael Busch to pitcher Javier Assad.
Top 5th 3
- 0 out CHC Alex Bregman singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Cedric Mullins.
- 1 out CHC Pete Crow-Armstrong grounds into a force out, second baseman Richie Palacios to shortstop Taylor Walls. Alex Bregman out at 2nd. Pete Crow-Armstrong to 1st.
- 3 out CHC Miguel Amaya strikes out swinging.
Bottom 5th 4
- 0 out TB Junior Caminero walks.
- 0 out TB Chandler Simpson singles on a ground ball to second baseman Nico Hoerner. Junior Caminero to 2nd.
- 1 out TB Cedric Mullins strikes out swinging.
- 3 out TB Nick Fortes grounds into a double play, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch. Junior Caminero out at 3rd. Nick Fortes out at 1st.
Top 6th 6
- 0 out CHC Moisés Ballesteros singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jake Fraley.
- 1 out CHC Dansby Swanson flies out to left fielder Chandler Simpson.
- 1 out CHC Michael Conforto walks.
- 1 out CHC Matt Shaw singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Chandler Simpson. Moisés Ballesteros to 3rd. Michael Conforto to 2nd.
- 2 out CHC 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. CHC 5, TB 0
- 3 out CHC Michael Busch flies out to right fielder Jake Fraley.
Bottom 6th 5
- 0 out TB Richie Palacios walks.
- 1 out TB Taylor Walls strikes out swinging.
- 2 out TB Yandy Díaz flies out to right fielder Matt Shaw.
- 2 out TB Jonathan Aranda singles on a line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Richie Palacios to 3rd.
- 3 out TB Ryan Vilade lines out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
Top 7th 4
- 1 out CHC Alex Bregman flies out to right fielder Ryan Vilade in foul territory.
- 1 out CHC Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. CHC 6, TB 0
- 2 out CHC Miguel Amaya pops out to first baseman Jonathan Aranda in foul territory.
- 3 out CHC Moisés Ballesteros flies out to left fielder Chandler Simpson.
Bottom 7th 4
- 1 out TB Junior Caminero grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch.
- 1 out TB Chandler Simpson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
- 2 out TB Cedric Mullins grounds into a force out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to shortstop Dansby Swanson. Chandler Simpson out at 2nd. Cedric Mullins to 1st.
- 3 out TB Nick Fortes flies out to shortstop Dansby Swanson.
Top 8th 6
- 0 out CHC Dansby Swanson singles on a line drive to right fielder Ryan Vilade.
- 0 out CHC Michael Conforto walks.
- 1 out CHC Matt Shaw called out on strikes.
- 1 out CHC Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to left fielder Chandler Simpson. Dansby Swanson scores. Michael Conforto to 2nd. CHC 7, TB 0
- 2 out CHC Michael Busch flies out sharply to right fielder Ryan Vilade. Michael Conforto to 3rd.
- 3 out CHC Alex Bregman pops out to shortstop Taylor Walls.
Bottom 8th 7
- 0 out TB Richie Palacios singles on a ground ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
- 1 out TB Taylor Walls flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
- 1 out TB Yandy Díaz hit by pitch. Richie Palacios to 2nd.
- 1 out TB Jonathan Aranda doubles (3) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Richie Palacios scores. Yandy Díaz to 3rd. CHC 7, TB 1
- 1 out TB Ryan Vilade singles on a line drive to pitcher Phil Maton. Yandy Díaz scores. Jonathan Aranda to 3rd. CHC 7, TB 2
- 2 out TB Junior Caminero strikes out swinging.
- 3 out TB Chandler Simpson grounds out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch.
Top 9th 6
- 0 out CHC Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a bunt ground ball to pitcher Yoendrys Gómez.
- 1 out CHC Miguel Amaya pops out to shortstop Taylor Walls.
- 1 out CHC Moisés Ballesteros homers (1) on a line drive to right field. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. CHC 9, TB 2
- 2 out CHC Dansby Swanson flies out sharply to center fielder Cedric Mullins.
- 2 out CHC Michael Conforto singles on a ground ball to left fielder Chandler Simpson.
- 3 out CHC Matt Shaw flies out to right fielder Ryan Vilade.
Bottom 9th 4
- 0 out TB Cedric Mullins walks.
- 1 out TB Nick Fortes pops out to catcher Miguel Amaya.
- 2 out TB Richie Palacios strikes out swinging.
- 3 out TB Taylor Walls grounds out sharply, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch.