Tampa Bay Rays vs Texas Rangers, July 29, 2026

RangersTEX
0-3
Final
RaysTB

July 29, 2026, 6:40 PM ET | Tropicana Field

Last 5 Form

Texas Rangers

3-2

Last 5
W 7-1
vs SEA
L 4-6
vs SEA
W 7-3
vs SEA
W 4-1
@ TB
L 0-3
@ TB

Tampa Bay Rays

4-1

Last 5
W 11-3
vs CLE
W 3-0
vs CLE
W 1-0
vs CLE
L 1-4
vs TEX
W 3-0
vs TEX

Starting Pitchers

Texas Rangers

MacKenzie Gore headshot
MacKenzie Gore
Recorded starter

Tampa Bay Rays

Casey Legumina headshot
Casey Legumina
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Jul 29, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Texas Rangers55-53.509#1N/A-
Tampa Bay Rays63-44.589#1N/A-
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Texas RangersTampa Bay Rays
.713
OPS
.728
183
HR
169
673
Runs
736
4.32
ERA
3.70
1.30
WHIP
1.14
1337
Strikeouts by pitchers
1322

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Texas Rangers

Hitters

Ezequiel Duran headshot
Ezequiel Duran

6 H, 2 HR, 6 RBI

Joc Pederson headshot
Joc Pederson

7 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Evan Carter headshot
Evan Carter

6 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Ben Peoples headshot
Ben Peoples

3.0 IP, 0 SO, 0.00 ERA

Nathan Eovaldi headshot
Nathan Eovaldi

7.0 IP, 8 SO, 1.29 ERA

Cal Quantrill headshot
Cal Quantrill

5.1 IP, 7 SO, 1.69 ERA

Tampa Bay Rays

Hitters

Ryan Vilade headshot
Ryan Vilade

3 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Richie Palacios headshot
Richie Palacios

2 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Yandy Díaz headshot
Yandy Díaz

3 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Drew Rasmussen headshot
Drew Rasmussen

7.0 IP, 9 SO, 0.00 ERA

Nick Martinez headshot
Nick Martinez

6.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Ian Seymour headshot
Ian Seymour

4.2 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

MacKenzie Gore headshot
MacKenzie Gore
Texas Rangers, MLBDB pick
Ian Seymour headshot
Ian Seymour
Tampa Bay Rays, MLBDB pick
Ryan Vilade headshot
Ryan Vilade
Tampa Bay Rays, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Tampa Bay Rays 3, Texas Rangers 0: TEX 4 hits, TB 3 hits; TEX 0 errors, TB 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Texas Rangers000000000040
Tampa Bay Rays30000000x330

Box Score

Batting

4 players led Texas Rangers with 1 hit each.

Texas Rangers batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Wyatt LangfordDH4000020
Ezequiel Duran3B4000000
Brandon NimmoRF4010010
Jake Burger1B4010000
Nicky LopezSS3000100
Cam CauleyCF/2B3010020
Alejandro OsunaLF3000000
Justin Foscue2B2000010
Evan CarterPH/CF1000010
Elias DíazC2010000
Joc PedersonPH1000010
Austin WynnsC0000000
Totals31040180

3 players led Tampa Bay Rays with 1 hit each.

Tampa Bay Rays batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Yandy DíazDH3111101
Jonathan Aranda1B4110020
Junior Caminero3B3000010
Ryan ViladeRF3112011
Victor Mesa Jr.RF0000000
Jonny DeLucaCF3000010
Chandler SimpsonLF3000010
Ben Williamson2B2000020
Nick FortesC3000000
Taylor WallsSS3000010
Totals27333192

Pitching

MacKenzie Gore went 7.0 innings for Texas Rangers (9 SO, 3 ER); Ian Seymour went 4.2 innings for Tampa Bay Rays (4 SO, 0 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Texas Rangers
MacKenzie Gore7.0333092
Ben Peoples1.0000100
Tampa Bay Rays
Casey Legumina1.2100000
Ian Seymour4.2200140
Garrett Cleavinger0.2000010
Kevin Kelly1.0000030
Bryan Baker1.0100000
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • B1

    Home Run Yandy Díaz homers (15) on a fly ball to right field. TEX 0, TB 1

  • B1

    Home Run Ryan Vilade homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field. Jonathan Aranda scores. TEX 0, TB 3

Play-by-Play

All 61 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Lineout Nicky Lopez lines out to third baseman Junior Caminero. TEX 0, TB 3

  • T9

    Flyout Jake Burger flies out sharply to center fielder Jonny DeLuca. TEX 0, TB 3

  • T9

    Double Brandon Nimmo doubles (26) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jonny DeLuca. TEX 0, TB 3

  • T9

    Groundout Ezequiel Duran grounds out, third baseman Junior Caminero to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TEX 0, TB 3

  • B8

    Groundout Jonathan Aranda grounds out, second baseman Cam Cauley to first baseman Jake Burger. TEX 0, TB 3

  • B8

    Walk Yandy Díaz walks. TEX 0, TB 3

  • B8

    Groundout Taylor Walls grounds out, second baseman Cam Cauley to first baseman Jake Burger. TEX 0, TB 3

  • B8

    Groundout Nick Fortes grounds out, third baseman Ezequiel Duran to first baseman Jake Burger. TEX 0, TB 3

  • T8

    Strikeout Wyatt Langford strikes out swinging. TEX 0, TB 3

  • T8

    Strikeout Joc Pederson strikes out swinging. TEX 0, TB 3

  • T8

    Strikeout Evan Carter strikes out swinging. TEX 0, TB 3

  • B7

    Strikeout Ben Williamson strikes out on a foul tip. TEX 0, TB 3

  • B7

    Groundout Chandler Simpson grounds out, shortstop Nicky Lopez to first baseman Jake Burger. TEX 0, TB 3

  • B7

    Pop Out Jonny DeLuca pops out to first baseman Jake Burger. TEX 0, TB 3

  • T7

    Groundout Alejandro Osuna grounds out softly, catcher Nick Fortes to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TEX 0, TB 3

  • T7

    Strikeout Cam Cauley strikes out swinging. TEX 0, TB 3

  • T7

    Walk Nicky Lopez walks. TEX 0, TB 3

  • T7

    Double Jake Burger doubles (16) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jonny DeLuca. TEX 0, TB 3

  • T7

    Lineout Brandon Nimmo lines out to shortstop Taylor Walls. TEX 0, TB 3

  • B6

    Strikeout Ryan Vilade strikes out swinging. TEX 0, TB 3

  • B6

    Groundout Junior Caminero grounds out, second baseman Justin Foscue to first baseman Jake Burger. TEX 0, TB 3

  • B6

    Strikeout Elias Díaz challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Jonathan Aranda called out on strikes. TEX 0, TB 3

  • T6

    Pop Out Ezequiel Duran pops out to shortstop Taylor Walls. TEX 0, TB 3

  • T6

    Pop Out Wyatt Langford pops out to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TEX 0, TB 3

  • T6

    Pop Out Elias Díaz pops out to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TEX 0, TB 3

  • B5

    Flyout Yandy Díaz flies out to center fielder Cam Cauley. TEX 0, TB 3

  • B5

    Pop Out Taylor Walls pops out to second baseman Justin Foscue. TEX 0, TB 3

  • B5

    Flyout Nick Fortes flies out to left fielder Alejandro Osuna. TEX 0, TB 3

  • B5

    Hit By Pitch Rays challenged (hit by pitch), call on the field was overturned: Ben Williamson hit by pitch. TEX 0, TB 3

  • T5

    Strikeout Justin Foscue called out on strikes. TEX 0, TB 3

  • T5

    Groundout Alejandro Osuna grounds out to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TEX 0, TB 3

  • T5

    Strikeout Cam Cauley strikes out swinging. TEX 0, TB 3

  • B4

    Bunt Pop Out Chandler Simpson bunt pops out to pitcher MacKenzie Gore. TEX 0, TB 3

  • B4

    Strikeout Jonny DeLuca strikes out swinging. TEX 0, TB 3

  • B4

    Flyout Ryan Vilade flies out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. TEX 0, TB 3

  • T4

    Groundout Nicky Lopez grounds out, second baseman Ben Williamson to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TEX 0, TB 3

  • T4

    Pop Out Jake Burger pops out to first baseman Jonathan Aranda in foul territory. TEX 0, TB 3

  • T4

    Strikeout Brandon Nimmo strikes out swinging. TEX 0, TB 3

  • B3

    Groundout Junior Caminero grounds out, shortstop Nicky Lopez to first baseman Jake Burger. TEX 0, TB 3

  • B3

    Strikeout Jonathan Aranda called out on strikes. TEX 0, TB 3

  • B3

    Flyout Yandy Díaz flies out to left fielder Alejandro Osuna. TEX 0, TB 3

  • T3

    Flyout Ezequiel Duran flies out to right fielder Ryan Vilade. TEX 0, TB 3

  • T3

    Strikeout Wyatt Langford strikes out swinging. TEX 0, TB 3

  • T3

    Double Elias Díaz doubles (8) on a fly ball to left fielder Chandler Simpson. TEX 0, TB 3

  • T3

    Groundout Justin Foscue grounds out, shortstop Taylor Walls to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TEX 0, TB 3

  • B2

    Strikeout Taylor Walls strikes out swinging. TEX 0, TB 3

  • B2

    Pop Out Nick Fortes pops out softly to first baseman Jake Burger. TEX 0, TB 3

  • B2

    Strikeout Ben Williamson called out on strikes. TEX 0, TB 3

  • T2

    Groundout Alejandro Osuna grounds out, shortstop Taylor Walls to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TEX 0, TB 3

  • T2

    Double Cam Cauley doubles (3) on a line drive to left fielder Chandler Simpson. TEX 0, TB 3

  • T2

    Pop Out Nicky Lopez pops out to third baseman Junior Caminero in foul territory. TEX 0, TB 3

  • T2

    Flyout Jake Burger flies out to right fielder Ryan Vilade. TEX 0, TB 3

  • B1

    Strikeout Chandler Simpson strikes out swinging. TEX 0, TB 3

  • B1

    Groundout Jonny DeLuca grounds out, third baseman Ezequiel Duran to first baseman Jake Burger. TEX 0, TB 3

  • B1

    Home Run Ryan Vilade homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field. Jonathan Aranda scores. TEX 0, TB 3

  • B1

    Strikeout Junior Caminero strikes out on a foul tip. TEX 0, TB 1

  • B1

    Double Jonathan Aranda doubles (18) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Cam Cauley. TEX 0, TB 1

  • B1

    Home Run Yandy Díaz homers (15) on a fly ball to right field. TEX 0, TB 1

  • T1

    Groundout Brandon Nimmo grounds out, shortstop Taylor Walls to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TEX 0, TB 0

  • T1

    Groundout Ezequiel Duran grounds out, shortstop Taylor Walls to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TEX 0, TB 0

  • T1

    Flyout Wyatt Langford flies out to left fielder Chandler Simpson. TEX 0, TB 0