Chi Cubs at Tampa Bay — MLB April 6, 2026

4 – 6

Final

Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL

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

Decisions

Win K. Kelly TB

1.0 IP · 0 H · 0 ER · 1 K · 12.27 ERA

Loss J. Taillon CHC

6.0 IP · 7 H · 3 ER · 4 K · 2.53 ERA

Save B. Baker TB

1.0 IP · 1 H · 1 ER · 2 K · 2.25 ERA

Recap

Highlights

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Scoring plays All plays ›

Play	CHC	TB
Top 2nd Nico Hoerner singled to left center, Miguel Amaya to second, Dansby Swanson scored, Michael Busch scored	2	0
Bottom 2nd Cedric Mullins homered (379 ft.) to deep right, Chandler Simpson scored	2	2
Bottom 2nd Yandy Díaz singled to shallow center, Taylor Walls scored	2	3
Bottom 3rd Junior Caminero homered (406 ft.) to deep left	2	4
Top 6th Michael Busch hit sacrifice fly, Ian Happ scored	3	4
Bottom 7th Jonathan Aranda homered (423 ft.) to deep right center, Ben Williamson scored	3	6
Top 9th Matt Shaw homered (379 ft.) to deep left	4	6

Closing line

Box score

Chi Cubs

Batting	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
N. Hoerner 2B	4	0	1	2	0	1	.273
A. Bregman 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.150
I. Happ LF	3	1	1	0	1	0	.200
C. Kelly C	4	0	1	0	0	1	.250
M. Busch 1B	2	1	0	1	1	0	.176
D. Swanson SS	3	1	0	0	1	3	.125
M. Shaw RF	4	1	1	1	0	1	.222
P. Crow-Armstrong CF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.211
M. Amaya DH	0	0	0	0	1	0	.417
M. Conforto PH-DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111
D. Carlson PH-DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals		4	4		4	9

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC
J. Taillon L	6.0	7	4	3	0	4	83
P. Maton	1.0	1	2	2	1	1	19
R. Martin	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	10

Tampa Bay

Batting	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Y. Díaz DH	4	0	2	0	0	1	.415
J. Aranda 1B	4	1	1	2	0	1	.220
J. Fraley RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.217
J. Caminero 3B	4	1	1	1	0	1	.256
C. Simpson LF	4	1	2	0	0	0	.395
N. Fortes C	4	0	1	0	0	1	.345
C. Mullins CF	3	1	1	2	0	0	.132
B. Williamson 2B	2	1	0	0	1	1	.265
T. Walls SS	3	1	1	0	0	0	.333
Totals		6	9		1	5