Chicago Cubs vs Tampa Bay Rays AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Chicago CubsCHC

4–6

Final

Tampa Bay RaysTB

Tropicana Field

Team Season Averages

Chicago CubsLeads 1 of 2

Tampa Bay RaysLeads 1 of 2

Batting

4.11Runs per game5.00

Pitching

3.78Runs allowed per game5.56

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (TB)	Total	CHC ML	TB ML
DDraftKings	-1.5	8	+104	-126
FFanDuel	-1.5	7.5	+102	-120
BBetMGM	+1.5	8	+100	-120
CCaesars	-1.5	7.5	+105	-125
BBetOnline	-1.5	7.5	+107	-118
BBetRivers	+1.5	7.5	+100	-125
BBetus	-1.5	8	+108	-118
BBovada	-1.5	8	+102	-122
FFanatics	-1.5	8	+100	-120
LLowVig	-1.5	7.5	+107	-118
MMyBookie	-1.5	8	+104	-122

Game Information

Tropicana Field

Stadium

Apr 6, 2026

4:10 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Lineups

CHC

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
CHC	16th	8th
TB	8th	27th

Matchup

CHCTB

4-5Record4-5
44.4%Win %44.4%
4-5Last 104-5
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
CHC	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4
TB	0	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	—	6

Team Stats

CHCStatTB

4Runs6
4Hits9
1Errors0
1Home runs3
4RBI5
0Stolen bases3
9K (bat)5
5K (pit)9
1BB (pit)4

Player Stats

CHC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Matt Shaw2B	4	1	1	1	1	0
Alex Bregman3B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Carson KellyC	4	0	1	0	0	0
Nico Hoerner2B	4	0	1	0	2	0
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ian HappLF	3	1	1	0	0	1
Dansby SwansonSS	3	1	0	0	0	1
Michael Busch1B	2	1	0	0	1	1
Dylan CarlsonLF	1	0	0	0	0	0
Michael ConfortoLF	1	0	0	0	0	0
Miguel AmayaC	0	0	0	0	0	1

CHC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Jameson TaillonSP	6.0	7	4	3	0	4
Phil MatonRP	1.0	1	2	2	1	1
Riley MartinRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0

TB — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Yandy Diaz1B	4	0	2	0	0	0
Jake FraleyRF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Nick FortesC	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jonathan Aranda1B	4	1	1	1	2	0
Junior Caminero3B	4	1	1	1	1	0
Chandler SimpsonSS	4	1	2	0	0	0
Taylor WallsSS	3	1	1	0	0	0
Cedric MullinsCF	3	1	1	1	2	0
Ben Williamson3B	2	1	0	0	0	1

TB — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Shane McClanahanSP	4.0	1	2	2	4	5
Hunter BiggeRP	1.2	0	0	0	0	0
Ian SeymourSP	1.1	2	1	1	0	1
Bryan BakerRP	1.0	1	1	1	0	2
Kevin KellyRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1

Scoring Summary

81 events · 7 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Hoerner struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Bregman flied out to left.
0-0
Top
Happ walked.
0-0
Top
Kelly struck out swinging.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Díaz singled to center.
0-0
Bottom
Aranda struck out looking, Díaz stole second.
0-0
Bottom
Fraley flied out to right, Díaz to third.
0-0
Bottom
Caminero fouled out to first.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Busch walked.
0-0
Top
Busch to second on wild pitch by McClanahan.
0-0
Top
Swanson walked.
0-0
Top
Shaw struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Crow-Armstrong struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Amaya walked, Swanson to second, Busch to third.
0-0
Top
Hoerner singled to left, Busch and Swanson scored, Amaya to second.
2-0
Top
Bregman fouled out to first.
2-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Simpson singled to center.
2-0
Bottom
Simpson stole second.
2-0
Bottom
Fortes struck out swinging.
2-0
Bottom
Simpson stole third.
2-0
Bottom
Mullins homered to right (367 feet), Simpson scored.
2-2
Bottom
Williamson struck out swinging.
2-2
Bottom
Walls doubled to center.
2-2
Bottom
Díaz reached on infield single to shortstop, Walls scored on throwing error by shortstop Swanson, Díaz to second.
2-3
Bottom
Aranda fouled out to left.
2-3

Inning 3 Top

Top
Happ flied out to left.
2-3
Top
Kelly flied out to right.
2-3
Top
Busch flied out to right.
2-3

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Fraley fouled out to third.
2-3
Bottom
Caminero homered to left (401 feet).
2-4
Bottom
Simpson flied out to left.
2-4
Bottom
Fortes flied out to left.
2-4

Inning 4 Top

Top
Swanson struck out looking.
2-4
Top
Shaw grounded out to second.
2-4
Top
Crow-Armstrong grounded out to first.
2-4

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Mullins popped out to shortstop.
2-4
Bottom
Williamson grounded out to third.
2-4
Bottom
Walls fouled out to third.
2-4

Inning 5 Top

Top
Kelly relieved McClanahan
2-4
Top
Conforto hit for Amaya
2-4
Top
Conforto lined out to second.
2-4
Top
Hoerner flied out to center.
2-4
Top
Bregman struck out swinging.
2-4

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Conforto as designated hitter.
2-4
Bottom
Díaz flied out to right.
2-4
Bottom
Aranda lined out to right.
2-4
Bottom
Fraley grounded out to second.
2-4

Inning 6 Top

Top
Seymour relieved Kelly
2-4
Top
Happ doubled to left.
2-4
Top
Kelly doubled to center, Happ to third.
2-4
Top
Busch hit sacrifice fly to center, Happ scored.
3-4
Top
Swanson struck out swinging.
3-4
Top
Shaw flied out to center.
3-4

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Caminero struck out looking.
3-4
Bottom
Simpson flied out to left.
3-4
Bottom
Fortes doubled to left.
3-4
Bottom
Mullins grounded out to pitcher.
3-4

Inning 7 Top

Top
Crow-Armstrong flied out to left.
3-4
Top
Carlson hit for Conforto
3-4
Top
Bigge relieved Seymour
3-4
Top
Carlson flied out to right.
3-4
Top
Hoerner popped out to shortstop.
3-4

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Carlson as designated hitter.
3-4
Bottom
Maton relieved Taillon
3-4
Bottom
Williamson walked.
3-4
Bottom
Walls lined out to left.
3-4
Bottom
Díaz struck out swinging.
3-4
Bottom
Aranda homered to right center (403 feet), Williamson scored.
3-6
Bottom
Fraley lined out to center.
3-6

Inning 8 Top

Top
Bregman flied out to left.
3-6
Top
Happ grounded out to first.
3-6
Top
Kelly grounded out to shortstop.
3-6

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Martin relieved Maton
3-6
Bottom
Caminero fouled out to third.
3-6
Bottom
Simpson reached on infield single to second.
3-6
Bottom
Fortes grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Simpson out at second.
3-6

Inning 9 Top

Top
Baker relieved Bigge
3-6
Top
Busch grounded out to second.
3-6
Top
Swanson struck out swinging.
3-6
Top
Shaw homered to left (366 feet).
4-6
Top
Crow-Armstrong struck out swinging.
4-6

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Chicago Cubs vs Tampa Bay Rays Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

Shota Imanaga
Outs: 6/20 over · last line 11.5
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Liam Hicks
Hits: 9/18 over · last line 0.5
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Pedro Ramirez
Home Runs: 0/15 over · last line 0.5
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Kevin Gausman
Strikeouts: 10/14 over · last line 4.5
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Miguel Amaya
Home Runs: 0/14 over · last line 0.5
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Nick Martinez
Hits Allowed: 10/14 over · last line 3.5
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Matthew Boyd
Strikeouts: 6/13 over · last line 3.5
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Clay Holmes
ER: 5/12 over · last line 1.5
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Drew Rasmussen
Hits Allowed: 7/12 over · last line 4.5
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Freddy Peralta
Hits Allowed: 10/12 over · last line 3.5
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Matt Shaw
Hits: 6/12 over · last line 0.5
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Ryan Vilade
Home Runs: 1/12 over · last line 0.5
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Chicago Cubs vs Tampa Bay Rays: Final Score & Recap

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago Cubs 6-4 in this MLB game at Tropicana Field on Monday, April 6, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Chicago Cubs vs Tampa Bay Rays Odds

DraftKings lists the Tampa Bay Rays at TB -1.5 on the run line, with the total set at 8. Moneylines are Chicago Cubs +104 and Tampa Bay Rays -126. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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