Texas Rangers vs. Chicago Cubs, at Globe Life Field, May 9, 2026 Matchups, Preview

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Chicago Cubs

Team Summary
Team Page 2026 Chicago Cubs
Record 27-12
Manager Craig Counsell
Game # 40
On This Date 67-52
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 10-0
Last 20 17-3
Last 30 23-7
Home 18-5
Away 9-7
Extra Innings 4-1
vs. RHP 21-7
vs. LHP 6-5
1-Run Games 9-2
vs. East 10-3
vs. Central 5-2
vs. West 6-3
Inter-League 6-4

CHC Last 10 Games

Edward Cabrera (#30, 28, RHP, 3-0, 3.27)

Texas Rangers

Team Summary
Team Page 2026 Texas Rangers
Record 17-21
Manager Skip Schumaker
Game # 39
On This Date 24-35
Standing 3rd (3.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 3-7
Last 20 8-12
Last 30 13-17
Home 7-9
Away 10-12
Extra Innings 1-0
vs. RHP 14-16
vs. LHP 3-5
1-Run Games 5-6
vs. East 4-5
vs. Central 1-2
vs. West 7-6
Inter-League 5-8

TEX Last 10 Games

Jack Leiter (#22, 26, RHP, 1-3, 5.45)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Fri, May 08, 2026 CHC7@TEX1
DateAwayHomeTime
Sat, May 09, 2026CHC@TEX7:05pm
Sun, May 10, 2026CHC@TEX2:35pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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Cubs Batters (5.51 RS/G) vs. Rangers Pitchers (4.00 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Cubs Batters (5.51 RS/G) vs. Rangers Pitchers (4.00 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 22. Leiter 13. Alexander* 68. Beeks* 65. Collyer 75. Gray 16. Junis 67. Latz* 44. Quantrill 60. Winn
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
9. Amaya G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 3/.000 ··· ··· 3/.667 ··· 5/1.933 ···
25. Ballesteros* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
3. Bregman G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.000 5/.200 3/.000 ··· ··· 14/.703 2/.000 13/.398 ···
29. Busch* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/.666 1/.000 ··· ··· 4/.500 ··· 8/1.167 ···
20. Conforto* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/1.666 2/.000 ··· ··· 5/.933 ··· 14/.873 ···
4. Crow-Armstrong* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/.666 4/.500 ··· ··· 2/1.500 ··· 5/1.267 ···
8. Happ# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/2.000 6/.334 ··· ··· 9/.222 ··· 10/.543 ···
2. Hoerner G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.500 2/1.000 ··· ··· 9/.347 ··· 13/1.205 ···
15. Kelly G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 1/2.000 3/1.000 ··· ··· 6/.000 ··· 8/.500 ···
5. Lopez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.333 9/.250 3/.000 ··· ··· 1/ ··· 19/.868 ···
6. Shaw G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/2.500 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
27. Suzuki G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/.000 5/2.300 ··· ··· 9/1.431 1/2.000 8/.661 ···
7. Swanson G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 5/1.000 ··· ··· 9/.778 ··· 15/.585 ···

CHC Batters

CHC Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
9. Amaya G ·  S ·  vP 71 .228 .371 .351 .722 47 .699 24 .768 .892 51 .635 0 0 2 1
25. Ballesteros* G ·  S ·  vP 105 .280 .343 .527 .870 98 .887 7 .619 .988 72 1.000 0 0 6 0
3. Bregman G ·  S ·  vP 179 .239 .335 .342 .677 129 .658 50 .725 .644 121 .713 1 0 3 3
29. Busch* G ·  S ·  vP 168 .234 .345 .369 .714 115 .708 53 .721 .447 112 .875 1 0 3 1
20. Conforto* G ·  S ·  vP 50 .375 .480 .675 1.155 49 1.182 1 .000 .923 30 1.450 0 0 2 0
4. Crow-Armstrong* G ·  S ·  vP 160 .255 .321 .400 .721 100 .695 60 .763 .796 106 .816 9 3 4 1
8. Happ# G ·  S ·  vP 170 .243 .376 .493 .869 119 .955 51 .680 .629 121 .861 2 0 9 1
2. Hoerner G ·  S ·  vP 177 .279 .356 .429 .785 122 .711 55 .940 .800 119 .700 7 0 4 1
15. Kelly G ·  S ·  vP 108 .298 .389 .404 .793 64 .621 44 1.061 .778 68 .794 0 0 2 2
5. Lopez* G ·  S ·  vP 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 2 .000 2 .000 .000 4 .000 0 0 0 0
6. Shaw G ·  S ·  vP 88 .284 .322 .469 .791 44 .656 44 .923 .967 47 .862 2 1 3 1
27. Suzuki G ·  S ·  vP 111 .304 .414 .565 .980 79 .989 32 .949 .998 107 .984 0 0 7 0
7. Swanson G ·  S ·  vP 154 .203 .318 .375 .693 105 .613 49 .863 .881 102 .790 3 0 6 4
TOTAL .258 .354 .429 .782 .764 .823 .767 .834 26 4 51 20

TEX Pitchers

TEX Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
22. Leiter G ·  S ·  vP ·····X·····X·· 38.0 5.45 10.2 164 .262 .772 71 .720 93 .813 .768 120 .854 7 3 1
13. Alexander* G ·  S ·  vP oX·X·o·o····o· 18.1 2.45 6.4 80 .319 .770 38 .868 42 .682 .591 55 .824 1 3 2
68. Beeks* G ·  S ·  vP ·o·o···X··o··o 15.2 2.87 8.6 64 .224 .631 36 .445 28 .860 .610 38 .722 2 2 0
65. Collyer G ·  S ·  vP ·o···XX····oX· 7.2 .00 8.2 30 .125 .425 12 .333 18 .465 .496 30 .425 0 2 1
48. deGrom G ·  S ·  vP ···X······X··· 37.2 3.11 11.2 150 .211 .627 47 .775 103 .557 .444 113 .633 6 1 3
17. Eovaldi G ·  S ·  vP ··X······X···· 47.2 4.15 8.9 200 .247 .725 70 .570 130 .807 .703 129 .603 10 1 0
1. Gore* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·····X 40.0 5.17 10.8 176 .230 .720 127 .697 49 .782 .606 113 .849 5 0 0
75. Gray G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X····XX· 7.0 1.29 7.7 33 .231 .644 13 .523 20 .717 .584 33 .644 0 0 0
16. Junis G ·  S ·  vP X······o··o··o 16.1 1.65 3.9 63 .143 .417 30 .313 33 .500 .448 39 .494 0 1 0
67. Latz* G ·  S ·  vP ··X····o·X···o 18.2 .96 7.7 66 .081 .298 32 .063 34 .518 .117 33 .375 1 1 0
44. Quantrill G ·  S ·  vP X·····X······· 13.1 4.05 7.4 56 .245 .709 22 .409 34 .923 .709 56 .709 1 5 0
80. Rocker G ·  S ·  vP X·····X·····X· 32.1 5.01 7.5 145 .277 .768 67 .679 78 .847 .645 101 .779 4 5 0
60. Winn G ·  S ·  vP ·o·····X··X··o 14.0 5.14 10.3 63 .250 .746 33 .835 30 .617 .690 37 .897 3 0 0
TOTAL 3.85 8.8 .235 .691 .604 .710 44 27 8

Rangers Batters (3.68 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (4.08 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Rangers Batters (3.68 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (4.08 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 30. Cabrera 72. Assad 88. Maton 41. Milner* 48. Palencia 39. Roberts 33. Rolison* 49. Thornton 71. Webb
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
21. Burger G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 5/.000 2/.000 1/2.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 3/.666 2/.000
32. Carter* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 1/ ··· ··· 1/ 1/ 1/ ···
20. Duran G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/1.000 3/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 4/.500 2/.000
14. Foscue G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· 1/.000
Haggerty# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
11. Higashioka G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/.000 2/1.500 ··· ··· ··· 4/.000 ···
9. Jansen G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 4/.000 2/.000 ··· 2/1.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 4/.250
6. Jung G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 3/.666 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 5/1.000 ···
4. McCutchen G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 4/.000 8/.250 1/.000 4/.000 3/.000 1/ 4/.500 3/1.167
24. Nimmo* G  ·   S  ·   vP 23/1.003 11/.920 9/.222 10/.875 ··· ··· 3/.333 ··· ···
19. Osuna* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/ ···
3. Pederson* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/1.100 1/2.000 6/.167 3/1.167 1/.000 ··· 1/ 3/.000 1/
5. Seager* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/1.000 7/.762 6/.500 ··· 2/.000 ··· 3/.333 2/.000

TEX Batters

TEX Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
21. Burger G ·  S ·  vP 157 .208 .242 .362 .604 123 .597 34 .627 .364 103 .543 0 0 6 4
32. Carter* G ·  S ·  vP 138 .177 .304 .327 .631 112 .732 26 .205 .562 94 .579 5 0 4 0
20. Duran G ·  S ·  vP 96 .301 .379 .482 .861 73 .943 23 .570 .668 75 .889 4 1 2 1
14. Foscue G ·  S ·  vP 4 .250 .250 .250 .500 3 .000 1 2.000 1.000 4 .500 0 0 0 1
Haggerty# G ·  S ·  vP 32 .167 .219 .167 .385 7 .286 25 .414 .462 25 .330 1 0 0 0
11. Higashioka G ·  S ·  vP 60 .204 .283 .278 .561 47 .517 13 .718 .759 44 .402 0 0 1 1
9. Jansen G ·  S ·  vP 92 .195 .283 .341 .624 70 .617 22 .641 .531 58 .599 0 1 2 3
6. Jung G ·  S ·  vP 144 .305 .361 .489 .850 110 .907 34 .661 .968 107 .996 1 1 4 1
4. McCutchen G ·  S ·  vP 61 .222 .295 .315 .610 26 .487 35 .701 .311 39 .464 0 0 1 0
24. Nimmo* G ·  S ·  vP 161 .291 .373 .440 .812 113 .816 48 .800 .646 103 .772 1 1 4 1
19. Osuna* G ·  S ·  vP 30 .227 .433 .273 .706 28 .714 2 .500 .905 30 .706 0 1 0 0
3. Pederson* G ·  S ·  vP 99 .207 .313 .293 .606 95 .620 4 .250 .679 69 .634 0 0 2 0
5. Seager* G ·  S ·  vP 162 .203 .309 .399 .707 114 .814 48 .461 .497 106 .654 1 0 7 2
TOTAL .232 .315 .366 .680 .720 .561 .597 .681 18 6 34 16

CHC Pitchers

CHC Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
30. Cabrera G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 41.1 3.27 8.1 171 .255 .703 76 .664 95 .735 .586 130 .824 5 6 2
72. Assad G ·  S ·  vP X··X·········X 24.0 6.00 4.9 100 .253 .710 49 .533 51 .886 .831 81 .824 3 1 0
32. Brown G ·  S ·  vP X···X·X··o·X·· 29.2 1.82 8.2 114 .175 .460 61 .493 53 .419 .336 71 .396 1 5 0
18. Imanaga* G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X·····X· 47.1 2.28 10.1 187 .179 .547 133 .530 54 .590 .624 127 .560 4 2 0
88. Maton G ·  S ·  vP ··o·oX·o···X·· 8.1 8.64 11.9 43 .294 .919 27 .825 16 1.067 1.396 19 .669 1 0 0
41. Milner* G ·  S ·  vP ··X·oo···oX·o· 17.2 2.55 3.1 71 .197 .581 37 .531 34 .634 .530 42 .504 2 2 0
48. Palencia G ·  S ·  vP ·o·o·········· 6.1 .00 8.5 24 .182 .477 12 .258 12 .697 .000 13 .322 0 1 0
53. Rea G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X·····X 38.0 4.03 8.3 166 .265 .692 62 .556 104 .774 .684 119 .710 4 3 1
39. Roberts G ·  S ·  vP o············· 3.2 .00 4.9 14 .091 .377 9 .476 5 .200 .452 7 .286 0 1 0
33. Rolison* G ·  S ·  vP o··Xo··X··X··· 9.0 4.00 10.0 36 .219 .681 23 .941 13 .237 .499 36 .681 1 0 0
50. Taillon G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 40.1 4.24 8.0 164 .215 .756 86 .705 78 .815 .731 119 .767 11 7 2
49. Thornton G ·  S ·  vP ·Xo··········· 2.0 .00 .0 7 .167 .619 5 .200 2 1.500 7 .619 0 0 0
71. Webb G ·  S ·  vP ··oX···X···o·· 15.1 3.52 10.0 68 .267 .788 29 .918 39 .690 1.135 45 .670 3 1 1
TOTAL 3.75 8.3 .225 .670 .700 .689 47 31 8

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