Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays
September 6, 2026 • 2:35 PM • Globe Life Field
Status
Final
Texas Rangers
TEX
8
Tampa Bay Rays
TB
6
Last 5 Form
Probable Pitchers
Texas Rangers
Starter
Tampa Bay Rays
Starter
Standings Snapshot
Full standingsTexas Rangers
71-73 (.493)
Div
#2
WC
#5
GB
2.0
Tampa Bay Rays
85-58 (.594)
Div
#1
WC
—
GB
-
Season Comparison
2026| Stat | Texas Rangers | Tampa Bay Rays |
|---|---|---|
| OPS | .713 | .728 |
| HR | 183 | 169 |
| Runs | 673 | 736 |
| ERA | 4.32 | 3.70 |
| WHIP | 1.30 | 1.14 |
| Strikeouts | 1337 | 1322 |
Top Players
Texas Rangers
Hitters
Pitchers
7.0 IP, 5 SO, 0 ERA
3.0 IP, 2 SO, 0 ERA
3.1 IP, 3 SO, 2.7 ERA
Tampa Bay Rays
Hitters
Pitchers
3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0 ERA
7.0 IP, 7 SO, 1.286 ERA
4.1 IP, 3 SO, 4.154 ERA
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Rays | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| Texas Rangers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 8 | 12 | 1 |
Box Score
Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||
| Yandy Díaz (DH) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonathan Aranda (1B) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Palacios (2B) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Caminero (3B) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Vilade (1B) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Liam Hicks (PH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chandler Simpson (LF) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonny DeLuca (CF) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Mateo (SS) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Victor Mesa Jr. (RF) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Fortes (C) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ian Seymour (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Kelly (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steven Matz (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Casey Legumina (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ty Johnson (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cole Sulser (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Texas Rangers | |||||||
| Ezequiel Duran (3B) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Corey Seager (SS) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Foscue (2B) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky Lopez (2B) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Nimmo (RF) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyatt Langford (LF) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake Burger (1B) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Logan O'Hoppe (DH) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joc Pederson (PH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Cauley (DH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Jansen (DH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elias Díaz (C) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cody Freeman (3B) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Carter (CF) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MacKenzie Gore (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trevor Williams (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chase Silseth (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyler Alexander (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Latz (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jakob Junis (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||
| Ian Seymour | 3.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Kevin Kelly | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steven Matz | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Casey Legumina | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ty Johnson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Cole Sulser | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Texas Rangers | |||||||
| MacKenzie Gore | 3.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Trevor Williams | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Silseth | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler Alexander | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacob Latz | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jakob Junis | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
top 2 • Single • 0-1
Victor Mesa Jr. singles on a line drive to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Chandler Simpson scores. Jorge Mateo to 3rd.
top 2 • Single • 0-2
Nick Fortes singles on a bunt ground ball to pitcher MacKenzie Gore. Jorge Mateo scores. Victor Mesa Jr. to 2nd.
top 2 • Single • 0-3
Yandy Díaz singles on a line drive to center fielder Ezequiel Duran. Victor Mesa Jr. scores. Nick Fortes to 3rd.
top 2 • Sac Fly • 0-4
Jonathan Aranda out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Ezequiel Duran. Nick Fortes scores. Yandy Díaz to 2nd.
bottom 2 • Home Run • 1-4
Jake Burger homers (24) on a fly ball to left center field.
top 4 • Sac Fly • 1-5
Junior Caminero out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Yandy Díaz scores.
bottom 4 • Home Run • 3-5
Jake Burger homers (25) on a fly ball to center field. Wyatt Langford scores.
bottom 4 • Double • 5-5
Justin Foscue doubles (12) on a line drive to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. Logan O'Hoppe scores. Ezequiel Duran scores. Corey Seager to 3rd.
bottom 5 • Single • 6-5
Elias Díaz singles on a line drive to center fielder Jonny DeLuca. Jake Burger scores. Logan O'Hoppe to 2nd.
bottom 5 • Single • 7-5
Ezequiel Duran singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. Logan O'Hoppe scores. Elias Díaz to 2nd.
top 7 • Single • 7-6
Jonny DeLuca singles on a line drive to center fielder Evan Carter. Chandler Simpson scores. Jonny DeLuca to 2nd.
bottom 8 • Home Run • 8-6
Corey Seager homers (15) on a fly ball to left center field.
Play-by-Play
Official contenttop 9 • Flyout • 8-6
Jonny DeLuca flies out to left fielder Wyatt Langford.
top 9 • Lineout • 8-6
Chandler Simpson lines out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.
top 9 • Lineout • 8-6
Liam Hicks lines out to shortstop Corey Seager.
bottom 8 • Lineout • 8-6
Danny Jansen lines out to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr.
bottom 8 • Strikeout • 8-6
Jake Burger strikes out swinging.
bottom 8 • Intent Walk • 8-6
Cole Sulser intentionally walks Wyatt Langford.
bottom 8 • Groundout • 8-6
Brandon Nimmo grounds out, second baseman Richie Palacios to first baseman Ryan Vilade. Nicky Lopez to 3rd.
bottom 8 • Double • 8-6
Nicky Lopez doubles (4) on a line drive to center fielder Jonny DeLuca.
bottom 8 • Home Run • 8-6
Corey Seager homers (15) on a fly ball to left center field.
top 8 • Flyout • 7-6
Junior Caminero flies out to shortstop Corey Seager.
top 8 • Single • 7-6
Jonathan Aranda singles on a line drive to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.
top 8 • Flyout • 7-6
Yandy Díaz flies out sharply to center fielder Evan Carter.
top 8 • Strikeout • 7-6
Nick Fortes strikes out swinging.
bottom 7 • Strikeout • 7-6
Ezequiel Duran strikes out swinging.
bottom 7 • Strikeout • 7-6
Evan Carter strikes out on a foul tip.
bottom 7 • Sac Bunt • 7-6
Elias Díaz out on a sacrifice bunt, catcher Nick Fortes to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. Joc Pederson to 2nd.
bottom 7 • Walk • 7-6
Joc Pederson walks.
top 7 • Flyout • 7-6
Victor Mesa Jr. flies out to shortstop Corey Seager.
top 7 • Strikeout • 7-6
Jorge Mateo strikes out swinging.
top 7 • Single • 7-6
Jonny DeLuca singles on a line drive to center fielder Evan Carter. Chandler Simpson scores. Jonny DeLuca to 2nd.
top 7 • Single • 7-5
Chandler Simpson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Evan Carter.
top 7 • Flyout • 7-5
Ryan Vilade flies out to second baseman Nicky Lopez.
bottom 6 • Strikeout • 7-5
Jake Burger strikes out swinging.
bottom 6 • Walk • 7-5
Wyatt Langford walks.
bottom 6 • Groundout • 7-5
Brandon Nimmo grounds out, second baseman Ryan Vilade to first baseman Jonathan Aranda.
bottom 6 • Groundout • 7-5
Justin Foscue grounds out, shortstop Jorge Mateo to first baseman Jonathan Aranda.
top 6 • Groundout • 7-5
Junior Caminero grounds out, shortstop Corey Seager to first baseman Jake Burger.
top 6 • Flyout • 7-5
Jonathan Aranda flies out to left fielder Wyatt Langford.
top 6 • Strikeout • 7-5
Yandy Díaz strikes out swinging.
bottom 5 • Groundout • 7-5
Corey Seager grounds out softly, catcher Nick Fortes to first baseman Jonathan Aranda.