Current-feed record
+2wins for Rays
54% Rays · 46% Cubs
Cubs have closed the gap since the 2023 schedule change: 7-5.
Chicago Cubs vs Tampa Bay Rays H2H Record
Interleague
Chicago Cubs
Tampa Bay Rays
Rays lead Cubs15to13since 2002
Current-feed record from 2002 through 2026.
2026 season series: Cubs lead 2-1
Data updated 4 min read
At a glance
Current-feed analysis, 2002 to 2026
Chicago Cubs vs Tampa Bay Rays insights
Recent form
11-9last 20
Cubs on a 2-game streak
Cubs won 6-2 on Apr 8, 2026
Where it matters
0Postseason games
No postseason meetings since 2002.
Schedule context
- Rays built the series lead before the 2023 schedule change, taking 10 of 16 decided meetings (63%).
- Since the schedule balanced out they are 5-7, or 42% to Rays.
Cubs vs Rays interleague history by season
Chicago Cubs and Tampa Bay Rays met in 9 seasons inside the current feed. Interleague scheduling makes meeting frequency uneven, so the season table matters more than a raw average.
- Active seasons
- 9
- With at least one meeting since 2002
- Busiest season
- 2017
- 4 meetings
- Per active season
- 3.1
- Uneven interleague cadence
Win Percentage
13W
15W
CHC
TB
46%54%
Chicago CubsTampa Bay Rays
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Apr 8
TB 2-6 CHC
CHCApr 7
TB 2-9 CHC
CHCApr 6
TB 6-4 CHC
TBSep 14
CHC 4-3 TB
CHCSep 13
CHC 4-5 TB
TBSep 12
CHC 6-4 TB
CHCJun 13
TB 3-2 CHC
TBJun 12
TB 3-4 CHC
CHCJun 11
TB 5-2 CHC
TBMay 31
CHC 3-4 TB
TB| Date | Home | Away | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2026 | TB | CHC | 2–6 | CHC |
| Apr 7, 2026 | TB | CHC | 2–9 | CHC |
| Apr 6, 2026 | TB | CHC | 6–4 | TB |
| Sep 14, 2025 | CHC | TB | 4–3 | CHC |
| Sep 13, 2025 | CHC | TB | 4–5 | TB |
| Sep 12, 2025 | CHC | TB | 6–4 | CHC |
| Jun 13, 2024 | TB | CHC | 3–2 | TB |
| Jun 12, 2024 | TB | CHC | 3–4 | CHC |
| Jun 11, 2024 | TB | CHC | 5–2 | TB |
| May 31, 2023 | CHC | TB | 3–4 | TB |
Last Meeting
Apr 8, 2026Final
TB
2
HOME
CHC
6
AWAY
Cubswon by4runs
Cubs' 2nd straight in this series·Game 28 since 2002
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Chicago Cubs: 2 consecutive wins
2
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 2.5 runs on average
2.5runs
Momentum (Last 10 vs Archive since 2002)
CHC-Neutral
Last 1050%
Archive since 200246.4%
TB-Neutral
Last 1050%
Archive since 200253.6%
Last 10 Results
CHC / TB
Record since 2002
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs Postseason record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season28 games
13
15
No postseason meetings appear since 2002.
Chicago Cubs Biggest Win
8–1+7 runs
Jun 5, 2003
Tampa Bay Rays Biggest Win
8–1+7 runs
Sep 20, 2017
Decade Breakdown
Choose a decade to scope the current-feed page
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | CHC ↕ | TB ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Home / Away Split
AWAY
4-7
CHC
AWAY
8-9
TB
Betting Context
Betting context since 2002
How this pairing has settled: run margins, totals and break-even prices derived from its historical record. These are final-score frequencies, not results against a closing line. We do not hold historical sportsbook prices for these games.
Small sample: 28 decided meetings, under the 50 we treat as the floor for a stable rate. Read the figures below as description, not a forecast. Interleague pairs meet in short bursts, so a single series can move any percentage here by several points.
One-run games
53.6%
Share of the 28 decided meetings settled by exactly one run.
Won by 2 or more
46.4%
A 2+ run margin crosses 1.5, but this is not a historical line result. Average gap: 2.5.
Average total
7.4runs
Final-score average without accounting for park, bullpen or weather.
Home side wins
57.1%
Share of decided meetings won by the listed home team.
Totals ladder
Where the combined score landed against the half-run lines a book normally posts. Half runs cannot push, so every meeting falls on one side.
| Line | Over | Under | Over rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5Closest to even | 13 | 15 | 46.4% |
| 8.5 | 12 | 16 | 42.9% |
| 9.5 | 8 | 20 | 28.6% |
Fair price from the base rate
The decimal price that corresponds exactly to each club's win share in this archive. It describes the record and does not estimate the next game.
Tampa Bay Rays
15 W · 53.6%1.87
Chicago Cubs
13 W · 46.4%2.15
A base rate is not a forecast. Starting pitchers, lineups, injuries and venue all matter more to a single game than a multi-season head-to-head record.
Last 20 meetings vs full history
One-run games
55%vs 53.6% full archive
+1.4% in the last 20
Won by 2 or more
45%vs 46.4% full archive
-1.4% in the last 20
Average total
7.5 runsvs 7.4 runs full archive
+0.1 runs in the last 20
Seasons 2014 to 2026. The comparison shows whether the last 20 final scores differ from the longer archive, without assigning a cause or predicting what comes next.
View the break-even percentages in another odds format with the odds converter, or compare current prices for Rays and Cubs in the oddsmatcher.
Questions about this record: Chicago Cubs vs Tampa Bay Rays
How do recent Chicago Cubs vs Tampa Bay Rays results compare with the record since 2002?
The latest 10 decided meetings are split 5-5. Tampa Bay Rays lead the decided record 15-13. The recent window is a subset of the current-feed record since 2002, so the page reports the two separately.
Methodology & Data Sources
Current MLB game logs come from the balldontlie API and cover the 2002 season onward. Scores and schedule anomalies are checked against the official MLB Stats API. Spring training is excluded, while results from earlier franchise identities are merged into the current club.
The betting context summarizes completed final scores only. It contains no sportsbook closing lines and summarizes only completed games. Report a possible error through our contact page with the matchup and game date.
Last updated Sources: balldontlie, MLB Stats API
Chicago Cubs and Tampa Bay Rays have met 28 times in this archive, which covers the 2003 season onward.