Chicago Cubs at Texas Rangers
Final
Recap
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Ian Happ extended his on-base streak to 29 games with an RBI single in the first inning that put Chicago ahead to stay, and the Cubs beat the Texas Rangers 7-1 on Friday night for their second 10-game winning streak this season. Chicago (27-12) has won 20 of its last 23 games, with three consecutive losses separating those long win streaks. It's the first time since 1935 the Cubs have two 10-game winning streaks in a season. The only time they had more was in 1906 with four. The 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers were the previous major league team with two 10-game winning streaks within the first 39 games of a season, according to Sportradar. They did it in their first 24 games.
How the bets landed
Moneyline favoriteCHC -132 · 54% to win
WonRun LineCHC -1.5
CoveredTotalO/U 8.5 · 8 scored
UnderAgainst the consensus line at the start, across 16 books
Team stats
9Hits2
1Home runs0
6Walks5
6Strikeouts4
3Stolen bases0
116Pitches thrown187
4Pitching strikeouts6
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Busch1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dansby SwansonSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carson KellyC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nico Hoerner2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seiya SuzukiRF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ian HappLF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael ConfortoDH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Bregman3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javier AssadP | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ethan RobertsP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan RolisonP | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben BrownP | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |