Chicago Cubs 7, Texas Rangers 1: final score and stats
Chicago Cubs beat Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs 7 to Texas Rangers 1, on Friday, May 8, 2026 at Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Texas Rangers vs Chicago Cubs.
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Texas Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Box score
Chicago Cubs
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Hoerner | 0-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .279 | .356 | .429 |
| Michael Conforto | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | .375 | .480 | .675 |
| Alex Bregman | 1-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .239 | .335 | .342 |
| Ian Happ | 1-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .243 | .376 | .493 |
| Seiya Suzuki | 1-3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | .304 | .414 | .565 |
| Michael Busch | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | .234 | .345 | .369 |
| Carson Kelly | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .298 | .389 | .404 |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .255 | .321 | .400 |
| Dansby Swanson | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .203 | .318 | .375 |
| Team | 9-36 | 36 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 187 |
Chicago Cubs
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Brown | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 46-31 | 1.82 | 46 |
| Ryan Rolison | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14-5 | 4.00 | 14 |
| Javier Assad | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41-26 | 6.00 | 41 |
| Ethan Roberts | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15-8 | 0.00 | 15 |
| Team | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 116-70 | 116 |
Texas Rangers
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Nimmo | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .291 | .373 | .440 |
| Sam Haggerty | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .219 | .167 |
| Ezequiel Duran | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .301 | .379 | .482 |
| Corey Seager | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .203 | .309 | .399 |
| Josh Jung | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .305 | .361 | .489 |
| Evan Carter | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | .177 | .304 | .327 |
| Joc Pederson | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .207 | .313 | .293 |
| Andrew McCutchen | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .222 | .295 | .315 |
| Jake Burger | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .208 | .242 | .362 |
| Alejandro Osuna | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .227 | .433 | .273 |
| Justin Foscue | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| Danny Jansen | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .195 | .283 | .341 |
| Team | 2-28 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 116 |
Texas Rangers
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kumar Rocker | 3.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 87-53 | 5.01 | 87 |
| Cal Quantrill | 3.1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 70-43 | 4.05 | 70 |
| Tyler Alexander | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-4 | 2.45 | 5 |
| Jakob Junis | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25-14 | 1.65 | 25 |
| Team | 9.0 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 187-114 | 187 |
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Who won Chicago Cubs vs Texas Rangers?
Chicago Cubs won, 7-1, on Friday, May 8, 2026.
What was the final score of Chicago Cubs vs Texas Rangers?
Chicago Cubs 7, Texas Rangers 1.
Who were the top performers?
Chicago Cubs: Michael Conforto (2-4, 2B, R, BB, K batting average). Texas Rangers: Ezequiel Duran (1-4, K batting average).
Where is Chicago Cubs vs Texas Rangers played?
Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas.
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