MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT TEXAS RANGERS
05/08/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 1149 - FRIDAY, MAY 8TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (15-24) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 7 0
Texas Rangers (19-19) 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 4 14 1
Rangers Even Record with 4-3 Victory
Lance McCullers Jr., who finished 4th in the AL in strikeouts with 176 last year, propelled his team to victory over the Chicago Cubs. The final score was 4-3, Texas. The winner was Texas reliever Jeremiah Wright, now 1-0. The loser was Keury Mella. Picking up the save was Chris Wynn, his 3rd.

Shigenobu Ito drove in one run for Texas. The 32-year old catcher had a key at-bat in the bottom of the seventh. With one out and runners on 2nd and 3rd, he broke a 3-3 tie with a run-scoring sacrifice fly off Keury Mella. It was his 24th RBI of the season.

"Win or lose, we pick each other up in this clubhouse," Ito told the Texas Today.

With the win, Texas raised its record to 19-19.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Snyder SS 4 1 0 0 0 2 6 .319 0 12
F. Barreto 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .250 4 13
D. Hopper RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 8 .254 4 13
M. López LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .206 3 14
Q. Coleman CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .267 2 15
D. Williams DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .198 3 14
B. Collins 1B 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .266 2 8
K. Wilson 3B 3 0 0 0 1 3 3 .219 0 13
J. Bly C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .235 0 13
Totals 34 3 7 2 3 12 25      
BATTING
Home Runs: B. Collins (2, 6th Inning off J. Costa, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Barreto 2 , D. Hopper , B. Collins 6 , J. Bly
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Snyder 2 , D. Hopper 2 , Q. Coleman 3 , D. Williams
Sac Fly: D. Hopper
Hit by Pitch: R. Snyder , F. Barreto , J. Bly
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Snyder (8) , F. Barreto (12) , Q. Coleman (7) , B. Collins (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Barreto-Snyder-Collins)
OF assists: 1 (Coleman(Silva at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. García 2B 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .295 0 10
L. Camacho RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .361 0 10
S. Carver 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .278 2 14
S. Ito C 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .279 4 24
T. Silva 3B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .259 4 16
C. Moody DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .264 2 18
W. Erickson LF 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 .250 1 17
J. García SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .231 2 12
O. Cameron CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .254 2 9
Totals 35 4 14 4 1 2 19      
BATTING
Doubles: J. García 2 (10, 1st Inning off J. Hall, 0 on, 0 outs; 2nd Inning off J. Hall, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Carver (10, 1st Inning off J. Hall, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. García 5 , L. Camacho 2 , S. Carver 2 , T. Silva 3 , C. Moody , W. Erickson 3 , J. García
2-out RBI: W. Erickson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. García , L. Camacho , S. Ito , C. Moody , O. Cameron
GIDP: J. García
Sac Fly: S. Ito
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. García (10) , L. Camacho 3 (20) , J. García (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. García (6)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Hall 6.0 11 3 3 0 1 0 27 95 5.54   
K. Mella L (1-3) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 6 27 3.52   
T. Supak 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 18 3.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hall 39
Batters Faced: J. Hall 27, K. Mella 6, T. Supak 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hall 7-8, K. Mella 1-2, T. Supak 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hall 95-61, K. Mella 27-14, T. Supak 18-11
WP: K. Mella
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
L. McCullers Jr. 5.0 3 2 1 1 8 0 23 97 5.68   
J. Costa BS (2) 1.1 3 1 1 1 1 1 8 32 1.30   
J. Wright W (1-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 3.18   
C. Wynn SV (3) 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 8 33 1.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. McCullers Jr. 62
Batters Faced: L. McCullers Jr. 23, J. Costa 8, J. Wright 2, C. Wynn 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. McCullers Jr. 5-2, J. Costa 0-3, J. Wright 1-1, C. Wynn 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: L. McCullers Jr. 97-61, J. Costa 32-22, J. Wright 10-6, C. Wynn 33-18
WP: C. Wynn
Hit Batsmen: L. McCullers Jr. 3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lance McCullers Jr.
Ballpark: Globe Life Park in Arlington
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 48781
Special Notes: RP Jeremiah Wright was injured while pitching.
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