April 6, 2026 9:13 am EDT
The Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago Cubs clash in the first of a three-game series on Monday at Tropicana Field, at 4:10 p.m. ET. Shane McClanahan (0-1, 3.86 ERA) gets the start for the Rays, who are 4-5 this season and second in the AL East. Jameson Taillon (0-0, 0.00 ERA) is expected to start for the Cubs, who are 4-5 and fifth in the NL Central.
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Injury reportsRays
Taylor Walls: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Gavin Lux: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Ryan Pepiot: 15 Day IL (Hip), Garrett Cleavinger: 15 Day IL (Calf), Edwin Uceta: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Manuel Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Steven Wilson: 60 Day IL (Back)
Cubs
Seiya Suzuki: 10 Day IL (Knee), Porter Hodge: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Jordan Wicks: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Cade Horton: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Justin Steele: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Shelby Miller: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Christopher Austin: 60 Day IL (Knee)
Stats to know
Tampa Bay’s Yandy Diaz is slashing .405/.488/.649 this season with two home runs, 10 RBIs (8th in MLB) and an OPS of 1.137 (10th in MLB). He has a 14% strikeout rate and a 9.3% walk rate in 43 plate appearances, and he has scored seven total runs.
In 44 plate appearances, Jonathan Aranda has hit two long balls, tallied seven RBIs and scored four runs. He is batting .216/.318/.432 and has posted a 20.5% strikeout rate and a 13.6% walk rate.
Nico Hoerner is hitting for a .276 BA, .436 OBP and .448 SLG with a 12.8% strikeout rate and a 17.9% walk rate. His OPS is .884 and he has scored six runs. In 39 plate appearances, he has hit no home runs and driven in three runs. Hoerner has recorded four steals on four attempts.
In 41 plate appearances, Ian Happ has posted a 43.9% strikeout rate and a 9.8% walk rate while slashing .189/.268/.541 with four home runs (3rd in MLB), seven RBIs and six runs scored.
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