April 8, 2026 · AL East
Chicago Cubs vs Tampa Bay Rays
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Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Nico Hoerner | Nico Hoerner homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. | CHC 1, TB 0 |
| B3 | Jonathan Aranda | Jonathan Aranda out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Michael Conforto. Jonny DeLuca scores. | CHC 1, TB 1 |
| T5 | Michael Conforto | Michael Conforto doubles (1) on a fly ball to right fielder Jake Fraley. Carson Kelly scores. Moisés Ballesteros scores. Dansby Swanson scores. Michael Conforto to 3rd. Michael Conforto advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by right fielder Jake Fraley. Michael Conforto advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by first baseman Jonathan Aranda. | CHC 4, TB 1 |
| T5 | Nico Hoerner | Nico Hoerner doubles (6) on a ground ball to right fielder Jake Fraley. Michael Conforto scores. | CHC 5, TB 1 |
| T5 | Michael Busch | Michael Busch reaches on a throwing error by catcher Hunter Feduccia. Nico Hoerner scores. Michael Busch to 2nd. | CHC 6, TB 1 |
| B8 | Jake Fraley | Jake Fraley singles on a line drive to left fielder Michael Conforto. Jonathan Aranda scores. Jake Fraley to 2nd. | CHC 6, TB 2 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| TB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Cubs
AWAY
6
Colin Rea started for Cubs, leaving with a 6–1 lead. Out of the bullpen, Ben Brown took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Colin Rea
Starter
5.0
79
1
2
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Colin Rea threw
CSW 22% 1st-pitch strike 65% 4.0 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 31 39% 2 4 11 6 8 Changeup 13 16% 2 2 2 6 1 Sweeper 10 13% 1 0 2 5 2 Sinker 8 10% 0 1 2 4 1 Cutter 7 9% 0 3 1 1 2 Slider 6 8% 0 2 1 2 1 Curveball 4 5% 0 0 0 4 0 - Hoby Milner Middle 1.0 10 0 1
- Ben Brown Middle 2.0 31 1 3
- Hunter Harvey Reliever 1.0 16 0 1
Rays
HOME
2
Joe Boyle started for Rays, leaving trailing 1–6.
workload · innings pitched
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Joe Boyle
Starter
4.1
84
6
3
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Joe Boyle threw
CSW 21% 1st-pitch strike 38% 4.0 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Slider 29 35% 1 6 2 17 3 Sinker 25 30% 2 3 6 10 4 Four-Seam Fastball 17 20% 2 3 3 5 4 Sweeper 8 10% 1 0 2 3 2 Splitter 5 6% 0 0 1 3 1 - Jesse Scholtens Reliever 4.2 61 0 4 inherited 1, stranded 1
Where the game turned
3 runs
- Conforto 2B (2)
Batting lines
AWAY · CHC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Hoerner 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .453 | .548 | 1.001 | HR (1), 2B |
| Michael Busch 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .140 | .255 | .186 | .441 | |
| Alex Bregman 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .188 | .278 | .333 | .611 | |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .234 | .265 | .319 | .584 | |
| Carson Kelly C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .361 | .344 | .705 | 2B |
| Moisés Ballesteros DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .290 | .333 | .623 | |
| Dansby Swanson SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .150 | .271 | .250 | .521 | |
| Michael Conforto LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .400 | .313 | .713 | 2B |
| Matt Shaw RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .257 | .289 | .457 | .746 |
HOME · TB
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yandy Díaz DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .362 | .455 | .553 | 1.008 | |
| Jonathan Aranda 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .339 | .521 | .860 | |
| Jake Fraley RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .214 | .313 | .321 | .634 | |
| Junior Caminero 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .217 | .333 | .370 | .703 | |
| Chandler Simpson LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .391 | .429 | .435 | .864 | SB |
| Ben Williamson 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .275 | .263 | .538 | |
| Hunter Feduccia C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .400 | .250 | .650 | |
| Jonny DeLuca CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .318 | .476 | .794 | SB |
| Taylor Walls SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .100 | .100 | .200 | .300 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · CHC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Rea | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 3.18 | W |
| Hoby Milner | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2.45 | |
| Ben Brown | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 4.22 | |
| Hunter Harvey | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6.75 |
HOME · TB
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Boyle | 4.1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 84 | 5.17 | L |
| Jesse Scholtens | 4.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 61 | 0.00 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · CHC
Lineup 2.6 R
Bunts 0.5 R
IBBs 0.6 R
HOME · TB
Lineup 1.3 R
Bunts 2.5 R
IBBs 2.8 R
Recent form
AWAY · CHC
5-3
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+17 run diff
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HOME · TB
3-7
L1
-5 run diff
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.