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Never invent or estimate stats. - If something isn't in the file, say so plainly. - When you make a claim, name the section (and game/date) it came from. ============================================================================== # RECENT FORM + BOX SCORES — Chicago Cubs @ Texas Rangers Slate date: 2026-05-08 Generated: 2026-08-08 02:21:15 PM ET — all data is as of this moment Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter Size: ~3.8K tokens (est., chars/4) ============================================================================== ## GAME DETAILS - First pitch: 8:05 PM ET - Venue: Globe Life Field (night game) - Series: Regular Season, game 1 of 3 - Status: Final — Chicago Cubs 7, Texas Rangers 1 (at generation time) - Away: Chicago Cubs [CHC] — record 27-12 (.692) Probable starter: Ben Brown — 4-2, 1.85 ERA, 68.0 IP, 65 K / 19 BB, 0.94 WHIP (8 GS) - Home: Texas Rangers [TEX] — record 17-21 (.447) Probable starter: Kumar Rocker — 4-8, 4.08 ERA, 108.0 IP, 98 K / 40 BB, 1.33 WHIP (19 GS) ## RECENT FORM — Chicago Cubs [CHC] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 3-0 in last 3 | scored 16 (5.3/gm), allowed 12 (4.0/gm), combined 28 (9.3/gm) ### 2026-08-07 — W 6-4 @ Kansas City Royals Innings: CHC 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 | KC 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 R/H/E: CHC 6/9/0 — KC 4/7/1 Decisions: W: Kevin Gausman | L: Daniel Lynch IV | SV: Jacob Webb Conditions: Weather: 85 degrees, Clear. | Wind: 5 mph, R To L. | First pitch: 7:10 PM. | T: 2:36. | Att: 26,083. CHC batting: 6 R, 9 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 5 BB, 5 K, 1 SB, 15 LOB Pete Crow-Armstrong (CF): 1-3, 2 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .289 Seiya Suzuki (RF): 2-5, 2 RBI | avg .272 Alex Bregman (3B): 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB | avg .248 Michael Busch (1B): 2-3, 1 BB, 1 HBP | avg .244 Nico Hoerner (2B): 0-5 | avg .257 Ian Happ (LF): 0-4, 4 K | avg .209 Carson Kelly (C): 1-4, 1 R | avg .265 Pedro Ramírez (DH): 2-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .300 Dansby Swanson (SS): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .216 CHC pitching: Kevin Gausman: 7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 96 pitches | season ERA 4.29 Caleb Thielbar: 0.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 13 pitches | season ERA 5.30 Trent Thornton: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 2.72 Jacob Webb: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 13 pitches | season ERA 2.44 KC batting: 4 R, 7 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 7 K, 0 SB, 9 LOB Carter Jensen (C): 1-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .229 Bobby Witt Jr. (SS): 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI | avg .286 Jac Caglianone (1B): 2-4, 1 2B | avg .256 Salvador Perez (DH): 1-4, 1 RBI | avg .216 Isaac Collins (LF): 1-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB | avg .239 Nick Loftin (3B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .245 Michael Massey (2B): 0-4 | avg .259 Starling Marte (RF): 0-3, 1 K | avg .250 John Rave (PH): 0-1, 1 K | avg .256 Tyler Tolbert (CF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .325 Kyle Isbel (PH): 0-1, 1 K | avg .241 KC pitching: Daniel Lynch IV: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 35 pitches | season ERA 2.64 Jose Cuas: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 29 pitches | season ERA 2.25 Mason Black: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 86 pitches | season ERA 3.57 Lucas Erceg: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 6.21 ### 2026-08-06 — W 3-2 vs Toronto Blue Jays Innings: TOR 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 | CHC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 (11 inn) R/H/E: TOR 2/11/1 — CHC 3/5/0 Decisions: W: Trent Thornton | L: Brendon Little Conditions: Weather: 76 degrees, Cloudy. | Wind: 5 mph, Out To LF. | First pitch: 1:20 PM. | T: 3:21. | Att: 39,476. TOR batting: 2 R, 11 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 4 BB, 7 K, 2 SB, 29 LOB Myles Straw (CF): 0-5, 2 K | avg .225 Kazuma Okamoto (1B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .229 Alejandro Kirk (C): 4-5, 1 RBI | avg .255 George Springer (DH): 0-5 | avg .234 Nathan Lukes (RF): 0-5, 1 K | avg .261 Ernie Clement (2B): 2-5 | avg .287 Luis Urías (2B): 1-2, 1 2B | avg .250 Josh Smith (3B): 0-3, 2 K | avg .204 Davis Schneider (LF): 0-1, 2 BB | avg .144 Jesús Sánchez (LF): 0-2 | avg .268 Andrés Giménez (SS): 3-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 2 SB | avg .235 TOR pitching: Dylan Cease: 7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K, 104 pitches | season ERA 2.28 Braydon Fisher: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 15 pitches | season ERA 3.86 Louis Varland: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 21 pitches | season ERA 1.38 Chase Lee: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 10 pitches | season ERA 5.06 Brendon Little: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 8 pitches | season ERA 11.48 CHC batting: 3 R, 5 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 3 BB, 12 K, 3 SB, 12 LOB Pete Crow-Armstrong (CF): 2-5, 2 R, 2 K, 1 SB | avg .289 Seiya Suzuki (DH): 0-4, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .270 Michael Busch (1B): 0-4, 2 K | avg .241 Alex Bregman (3B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .248 Ian Happ (LF): 0-4, 1 K | avg .211 Nico Hoerner (2B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .260 Michael Conforto (RF): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .227 Dansby Swanson (SS): 0-4, 2 K | avg .217 Miguel Amaya (C): 1-1, 1 BB | avg .238 Pedro Ramírez (PH): 0-1, 1 K | avg .292 Carson Kelly (C): 0-1 | avg .265 CHC pitching: David Peterson: 5.0 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 89 pitches | season ERA 5.35 Ryan Rolison: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 2.35 Aaron Civale: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 45 pitches | season ERA 5.14 Caleb Thielbar: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 4.84 Trent Thornton: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 2.78 ### 2026-08-05 — W 7-6 vs Los Angeles Dodgers Innings: LAD 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 | CHC 1 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 x R/H/E: LAD 6/14/1 — CHC 7/15/0 Decisions: W: Shota Imanaga | L: Eric Lauer | SV: Jacob Webb Conditions: Weather: 80 degrees, Overcast. | Wind: 9 mph, Out To CF. | First pitch: 1:20 PM. | T: 3:04. | Att: 38,691. LAD batting: 6 R, 14 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 0 BB, 11 K, 0 SB, 19 LOB Shohei Ohtani (DH): 3-5, 2 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 K | avg .297 Andy Pages (CF): 1-4, 1 K | avg .268 Alex Call (CF): 0-0, 1 HBP | avg .246 Freddie Freeman (1B): 1-3 | avg .310 Enrique Hernández (1B): 0-2, 1 K | avg .278 Tommy Edman (CF): 1-5, 2 K | avg .289 Kyle Tucker (RF): 1-5, 1 R | avg .243 Mookie Betts (SS): 4-5, 1 R | avg .233 Max Muncy (3B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 K | avg .253 Miguel Rojas (2B): 2-4, 1 R, 2 K | avg .283 Hunter Feduccia (C): 0-3 | avg .229 Teoscar Hernández (LF): 0-1, 1 K | avg .255 LAD pitching: Eric Lauer: 4.0 IP, 11 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 95 pitches | season ERA 4.89 Edgardo Henriquez: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 19 pitches | season ERA 3.20 Kyle Hurt: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 23 pitches | season ERA 4.66 Jonathan Hernández: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 4 pitches | season ERA 7.08 Evan Phillips: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 9 pitches | season ERA 4.82 Jack Dreyer: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 3 pitches | season ERA 2.93 CHC batting: 7 R, 15 H, 5 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 0 BB, 6 K, 0 SB, 18 LOB Pete Crow-Armstrong (DH): 3-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 1 K | avg .288 Seiya Suzuki (RF): 1-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .273 Alex Bregman (3B): 1-5, 1 RBI | avg .245 Carson Kelly (C): 3-5 | avg .266 Michael Busch (1B): 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B | avg .243 Nico Hoerner (2B): 3-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .262 Ian Happ (LF): 0-4, 2 K | avg .213 Dansby Swanson (SS): 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .220 Tyrone Taylor (CF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HBP | avg .238 CHC pitching: Shota Imanaga: 5.0 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 89 pitches | season ERA 3.60 Tyler Ferguson: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 29 pitches | season ERA 5.29 Caleb Thielbar: 0.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 19 pitches | season ERA 4.98 Ryan Zeferjahn: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 3.71 Jacob Webb: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 2.49 ## RECENT FORM — Texas Rangers [TEX] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 3-0 in last 3 | scored 13 (4.3/gm), allowed 5 (1.7/gm), combined 18 (6.0/gm) ### 2026-08-07 — W 2-1 vs Baltimore Orioles Innings: BAL 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | TEX 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 x R/H/E: BAL 1/7/0 — TEX 2/3/0 Decisions: W: Tyler Alexander | L: Shane Baz | SV: Jacob Latz Conditions: Weather: 74 degrees, Roof Closed. | Wind: 0 mph, None. | First pitch: 7:15 PM. | T: 2:29. | Att: 27,804. BAL batting: 1 R, 7 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 3 BB, 6 K, 0 SB, 11 LOB Gunnar Henderson (SS): 0-3, 1 BB | avg .217 Pete Alonso (1B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .247 Jackson Holliday (2B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .234 Tyler O'Neill (DH): 0-2, 2 BB | avg .217 Dylan Beavers (LF): 1-3, 1 K | avg .246 Jeremiah Jackson (LF): 0-1 | avg .239 Leody Taveras (RF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .224 Coby Mayo (3B): 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .205 Colton Cowser (CF): 1-2 | avg .205 Christian Franklin (CF): 1-2, 1 2B | avg .125 Carlos Narváez (C): 1-3 | avg .184 Christian Encarnacion-Strand (PH): 0-1, 1 K | avg .245 BAL pitching: Shane Baz: 8.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, 93 pitches | season ERA 3.76 TEX batting: 2 R, 3 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 1 BB, 9 K, 0 SB, 4 LOB Joc Pederson (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K | avg .252 Wyatt Langford (LF): 0-3, 1 K | avg .262 Corey Seager (SS): 0-3, 1 K | avg .198 Brandon Nimmo (RF): 1-3 | avg .274 Ezequiel Duran (3B): 0-2, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .274 Evan Carter (CF): 0-2, 1 K | avg .197 Jake Burger (1B): 0-3, 1 K | avg .236 Elias Díaz (C): 1-3, 1 R, 2 K | avg .242 Nicky Lopez (2B): 0-2 | avg .278 TEX pitching: Nathan Eovaldi: 5.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 86 pitches | season ERA 4.21 Tyler Alexander: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 9 pitches | season ERA 3.20 Robby Ahlstrom: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 4.01 Jacob Latz: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 32 pitches | season ERA 1.87 ### 2026-08-05 — W 6-0 vs San Francisco Giants Innings: SF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | TEX 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 x R/H/E: SF 0/8/0 — TEX 6/9/0 Decisions: W: Tyler Alexander | L: Carson Whisenhunt Conditions: Weather: 74 degrees, Roof Closed. | Wind: 0 mph, None. | First pitch: 1:38 PM. | T: 2:34. | Att: 26,098. SF batting: 0 R, 8 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 3 BB, 10 K, 0 SB, 17 LOB Bryce Eldridge (1B): 1-5, 1 K | avg .255 Jung Hoo Lee (RF): 1-5 | avg .303 Willy Adames (SS): 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .221 Rafael Devers (DH): 2-4 | avg .248 Osleivis Basabe (3B): 1-4, 1 K | avg .286 Buddy Kennedy (3B): 0-3, 2 K | avg .043 Nate Furman (2B): 0-0, 1 BB | avg .000 Grant McCray (CF): 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .107 Eddys Leonard (LF): 1-3, 1 2B | avg .200 Drew Gilbert (PH): 0-1 | avg .241 Drew Cavanaugh (C): 2-4, 1 2B, 2 K | avg .250 SF pitching: Carson Whisenhunt: 3.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 70 pitches | season ERA 7.25 Carson Seymour: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 37 pitches | season ERA 10.29 Jason Foley: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 4.26 Tristan Beck: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 23 pitches | season ERA 7.07 TEX batting: 6 R, 9 H, 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 5 BB, 8 K, 0 SB, 15 LOB Wyatt Langford (LF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .265 Ezequiel Duran (3B): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .276 Brandon Nimmo (RF): 2-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB | avg .274 Jake Burger (1B): 1-3, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .238 Justin Foscue (DH): 1-2, 1 R, 1 3B, 2 RBI | avg .256 Joc Pederson (DH): 1-2, 1 K | avg .252 Elias Díaz (C): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI | avg .240 Nicky Lopez (SS): 2-4, 1 RBI | avg .282 Cam Cauley (2B): 0-4, 2 K | avg .192 Evan Carter (CF): 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .199 TEX pitching: Cody Bradford: 4.1 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 70 pitches | season ERA 0.00 Tyler Alexander: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 26 pitches | season ERA 3.24 Robby Ahlstrom: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 15 pitches | season ERA 4.18 Chase Silseth: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 16 pitches | season ERA 2.98 Cole Winn: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 6.10 ### 2026-08-04 — W 5-4 vs San Francisco Giants Innings: SF 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 | TEX 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 R/H/E: SF 4/6/0 — TEX 5/11/0 Decisions: W: Jacob Latz | L: Dylan Smith Conditions: Weather: 74 degrees, Roof Closed. | Wind: 0 mph, None. | First pitch: 7:08 PM. | T: 2:55. | Att: 26,959. SF batting: 4 R, 6 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 5 BB, 8 K, 1 SB, 15 LOB Osleivis Basabe (2B): 1-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI | avg .294 Jung Hoo Lee (RF): 1-5, 1 2B | avg .305 Willy Adames (SS): 1-4, 2 K | avg .222 Rafael Devers (1B): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .246 Daniel Susac (C): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .257 Buddy Kennedy (3B): 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .050 Eddys Leonard (LF): 0-2, 1 K | avg .000 Drew Gilbert (CF): 1-1, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 SB | avg .242 Grant McCray (LF): 0-2, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K | avg .120 Christian Koss (3B): 0-2 | avg .167 Nate Furman (2B): 0-1 | avg .000 Bryce Eldridge (PH): 1-1, 2 RBI | avg .256 SF pitching: Blade Tidwell: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 100 pitches | season ERA 3.18 Jason Foley: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 5 pitches | season ERA 5.06 JT Brubaker: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 15 pitches | season ERA 3.17 Reiver Sanmartin: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 7.71 Adrian Houser: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 2 pitches | season ERA 4.70 Dylan Smith: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 3.10 TEX batting: 5 R, 11 H, 4 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 4 BB, 5 K, 1 SB, 19 LOB Joc Pederson (1B): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .250 Jake Burger (1B): 1-1, 1 R, 1 2B | avg .237 Wyatt Langford (LF): 0-4, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .264 Corey Seager (DH): 3-4, 2 R, 1 BB | avg .201 Brandon Nimmo (RF): 3-5, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .271 Ezequiel Duran (3B): 3-5, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .278 Evan Carter (CF): 0-4 | avg .201 Elias Díaz (C): 0-3, 1 BB | avg .240 Nicky Lopez (SS): 1-4, 1 K | avg .276 Justin Foscue (2B): 0-2, 2 K | avg .252 Alejandro Osuna (PH): 0-1 | avg .255 Cam Cauley (2B): 0-1 | avg .208 TEX pitching: MacKenzie Gore: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 99 pitches | season ERA 4.55 Chase Silseth: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 3.05 Robby Ahlstrom: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 13 pitches | season ERA 4.37 Peyton Gray: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 4 pitches | season ERA 3.50 Jacob Latz: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 24 pitches | season ERA 1.94 ============================================================================== End of packet. 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