MLB MATCHUP REPORT

April 8, 2026, 6:40 | Tropicana Field

Chicago Cubs (3-4) VS Tampa Bay Rays (2-5)

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SMART CHART

CHC
NAME
TB
4.43
OFFENSE
4.86
4.00
DEFENSE
6.86
0.00
TEAM ERA
0.00
7.00
OFFENSIVE HITS
9.71
4.57
OFFENSIVE WALKS
3.29
7.00
DEFENSIVE HITS
8.43
3.29
DEFENSIVE WALKS
3.00

RECENT FORM

TeamRecord Moneyvs LHP vs RHPFave DogO/U Diff
Chicago Cubs 3-4 $-245 1-1 2-3 3-4 0-0 3-4 0.43
Tampa Bay 2-5 $-282 1-1 1-4 1-2 1-2 6-1 -2.00

PITCHER LAST 3 STARTS

Cade Horton (1-0) ERA: 2.45
Event DateOpponent ResultScore OU ResultIp Money
Apr 3, 2026 CLE L 1-4 U 1 $-100
Mar 28, 2026 WSH W 10-2 O 6.1 $40
Sep 23, 2025 NYM L 7-9 O 3 $-100
Joe Boyle (0-0) ERA: 3.18
Event DateOpponent ResultScore OU ResultIp Money
Apr 3, 2026 MIN L 4-10 O 5.1 $-100
Mar 28, 2026 STL L 5-6 O 6 $-100
Sep 27, 2025 TOR L 1-5 U 5 $-100

BULLPEN

Chicago Cubs's relievers have pitched 14.2 innings in the last 3 games.
Tampa Bay's relievers have pitched 9 innings in the last 3 games.

PITCHER RECENT STARTS VS OPPONENT

Chicago Cubs

DateScore WinnerIp HitsRuns Earned RunsWalks StrikeoutsDecision

Tampa Bay Rays

DateScore WinnerIp HitsRuns Earned RunsWalks StrikeoutsDecision

SUPERGRID

TitleStat RankStat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense 4.80 7 4.22 12
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense 4.87 4 4.17 14
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense 4.41 15 3.98 6
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense 4.59 11 4.10 8

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DateAway Away ScoreHome Home ScoreLine TotalO/U Away PitcherHome Pitcher Away HitsHome Hits Away WalksHome Walks Away StrikeoutsHome Strikeouts
Sep 14, 2025 TB 3 CHC 4 -170 7 P Adrian Houser (R) Shota Imanaga (L) 9 10 3 3 13 4
Sep 13, 2025 TB 5 CHC 4 -110 8 O Drew Rasmussen (R) Colin Rea (R) 14 6 1 5 8 9
Sep 12, 2025 TB 4 CHC 6 -167 7 O Shane Baz (R) Matthew Boyd (L) 5 12 2 5 6 12
Jun 13, 2024 CHC 2 TB 3 -102 7.5 U Justin Steele (L) Taj Bradley (R) 3 7 3 2 11 7
Jun 12, 2024 CHC 4 TB 3 -112 8 U Javier Assad (R) Aaron Civale (R) 9 7 2 3 8 9
Jun 11, 2024 CHC 2 TB 5 -135 7.5 U Jameson Taillon (R) Zach Eflin (R) 10 8 1 4 8 9
May 31, 2023 TB 4 CHC 3 120 8.5 U Zach Eflin (R) Justin Steele (L) 5 6 6 3 8 9
May 30, 2023 TB 1 CHC 2 148 8.5 U Shane McClanahan (L) Kyle Hendricks (R) 7 8 3 4 7 9
May 29, 2023 TB 0 CHC 1 105 8 U Taj Bradley (R) Marcus Stroman (R) 1 3 1 2 8 11
Apr 20, 2022 TB 8 CHC 2 -110 9 O Drew Rasmussen (R) Marcus Stroman (R) 9 4 2 3 10 6

BETTING ODDS TRENDS

Tampa Bay Rays

Chicago Cubs

TEAM VS DIVISION OR CONFERENCE

Chicago Cubs

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/Uvs LHP vs RHP
Overall 3-4 3-3 0-1 3-4 0-0 3-4 1-1 2-3
Last 10 3-4 3-3 0-1 3-4 0-0 3-4 1-1 2-3
vs Div 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
vs AL 2-2 2-1 0-1 2-2 0-0 1-3 1-1 1-1
vs NL 1-2 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 2-1 0-0 1-2

Tampa Bay Rays

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/Uvs LHP vs RHP
Overall 2-5 0-0 2-5 1-2 1-2 6-1 1-1 1-4
Last 10 2-5 0-0 2-5 1-2 1-2 6-1 1-1 1-4
vs Div 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
vs AL 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-1
vs NL 2-4 0-0 2-4 1-2 1-2 5-1 1-1 1-3

TEAM LAST 5 GAMES

Chicago Cubs

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineTotal StarterIp Opposing Starterlocation
Apr 3, 2026 CLE 1-4 L -120 7.50 Cade Horton 1 Joey Cantillo A
Apr 1, 2026 LAA 6-2 W -160 6 Matthew Boyd 5.2 Yusei Kikuchi H
Mar 31, 2026 LAA 0-2 L -145 7 Jameson Taillon 4.2 Jose Soriano H
Mar 30, 2026 LAA 7-2 W -190 9.50 Edward Cabrera 6 Ryan Johnson H
Mar 29, 2026 WSH 3-6 L -260 9.50 Shota Imanaga 5 Jake Irvin H

Tampa Bay Rays

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineTotal StarterIp Opposing Starterlocation
Apr 3, 2026 MIN 4-10 L -110 7.50 Joe Boyle 5.1 Bailey Ober A
Apr 1, 2026 MIL 2-8 L 120 7 Drew Rasmussen 5 Jacob Misiorowski A
Mar 31, 2026 MIL 2-6 L 105 7.50 Shane McClanahan 4.2 Brandon Woodruff A
Mar 30, 2026 MIL 3-2 W 135 8 Nick Martinez 6 Kyle Harrison A
Mar 29, 2026 STL 11-7 W -120 8 Steven Matz 5 Dustin May A