Cubs Crush Rays, Bregman Snaps Streak

0:00On April 8th, Chicago Cubs smashed the Tampa Bay Rays 9-2 on Tuesday night at Tropicana Field. Alex Breggman snapped a hit-list streak with three solid knocks while Javier Asad tossed five and two-thirds scoreless innings to anchor the win. The Cubs exploded for a season-high 16 hits, boosting their record to five and six while ending a two-game slide. Both squads dealt with pitching shakeups. Tampa Bay Scratch starter Drew Rasmussen, when his wife went into labor for their second kid, so Mason Inglier took the hill and gave up four runs in. Three and two-thirds frames. Meanwhile, Chicago revealed their ace Cade Horton is done for the year with UCL damage in his elbow. Fans saw some fireworks from the Cubs young guns. Pete Crow Armstrong crushed his first homer of the season, a solo blast in the seventh and moises. But Les Theroux's added a two-run shot in the ninth for his first dinger, too. Breggman, the 32-year-old, who inked a five-year deal with the Cubs last winter, had in

1:00hit since the previous Friday. Asad stepped up big after getting called up for the injured Matthew Boyd, limiting Tampa to just one hit through five innings. The Cubs are now six and one in his last seven stars dating back to August 17, 2025. Looking ahead, Colin Rea makes his season debut Wednesday against Joe Boyle in the series finale, as Chicago keeps rolling despite the rotation hits. I'm Corey with The Story, that's your MLB News Today update, AI-powered and always on.