Texas Rangers vs Arizona Diamondbacks, May 12, 2026

D-backsAZ
4-7
Final
RangersTEX

May 12, 2026, 8:05 PM ET | Globe Life Field

Last 5 Form

Arizona Diamondbacks

3-2

Last 5
L 1-3
vs NYM
W 2-1
vs NYM
W 5-1
vs NYM
W 1-0
@ TEX
L 4-7
@ TEX

Texas Rangers

3-2

Last 5
L 1-7
vs CHC
W 6-0
vs CHC
W 3-0
vs CHC
L 0-1
vs AZ
W 7-4
vs AZ

Starting Pitchers

Arizona Diamondbacks

Zac Gallen headshot
Zac Gallen
Recorded starter

Texas Rangers

MacKenzie Gore headshot
MacKenzie Gore
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of May 12, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Arizona Diamondbacks20-21.488#3#64.0
Texas Rangers20-22.476#3#42.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Arizona DiamondbacksTexas Rangers
.720
OPS
.713
166
HR
183
739
Runs
673
4.18
ERA
4.32
1.28
WHIP
1.30
1140
Strikeouts by pitchers
1337

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.

Arizona Diamondbacks

Hitters

Ildemaro Vargas headshot
Ildemaro Vargas

4 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Nolan Arenado headshot
Nolan Arenado

4 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Ryan Waldschmidt headshot
Ryan Waldschmidt

4 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Brandon Pfaadt headshot
Brandon Pfaadt

3.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Michael Soroka headshot
Michael Soroka

6.1 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Eduardo Rodriguez headshot
Eduardo Rodriguez

8.1 IP, 4 SO, 1.08 ERA

Texas Rangers

Hitters

Josh Jung headshot
Josh Jung

7 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Ezequiel Duran headshot
Ezequiel Duran

5 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Joc Pederson headshot
Joc Pederson

4 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Jacob deGrom headshot
Jacob deGrom

7.0 IP, 10 SO, 0.00 ERA

Jack Leiter headshot
Jack Leiter

4.2 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Jacob Latz headshot
Jacob Latz

3.0 IP, 1 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
Ildemaro Vargas headshot
Ildemaro Vargas
Arizona Diamondbacks, MLBDB pick
Brandon Pfaadt headshot
Brandon Pfaadt
Arizona Diamondbacks, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Texas Rangers 7, Arizona Diamondbacks 4: AZ 4 hits, TEX 10 hits; AZ 1 error, TEX 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Arizona Diamondbacks010000003441
Texas Rangers11014000x7100

Box Score

Batting

Ildemaro Vargas led Arizona Diamondbacks with 2 hits and 1 home run and 2 RBI.

Arizona Diamondbacks batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Ketel Marte2B4000000
Corbin CarrollRF3110100
Geraldo PerdomoSS3000010
Tim TawaPH0100100
Nolan Arenado3B3100110
Ildemaro Vargas1B4122001
Lourdes Gurriel Jr.LF3001110
Gabriel MorenoC3001010
Jose FernandezDH4000010
Ryan WaldschmidtCF3010000
Totals30444451

Brandon Nimmo and Jake Burger led Texas Rangers with 3 hits each.

Texas Rangers batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Joc PedersonDH5111031
Brandon NimmoRF4130000
Sam HaggertyPR/LF1000000
Corey SeagerSS4101010
Josh Jung3B4110010
Evan CarterCF4000020
Ezequiel Duran2B3311101
Alejandro OsunaLF/RF3011010
Jake Burger1B3032100
Kyle HigashiokaC4000020
Totals3571062102

Pitching

Zac Gallen went 4.2 innings for Arizona Diamondbacks (4 SO, 4 ER); MacKenzie Gore went 8.0 innings for Texas Rangers (5 SO, 1 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Arizona Diamondbacks
Zac Gallen4.2674242
Ryan Thompson0.1200010
Brandon Pfaadt3.0200050
Texas Rangers
MacKenzie Gore8.0311151
Gavin Collyer0.0133300
Jacob Latz1.0000000
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 Joc Pederson homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. AZ 0, TEX 1

  • T2

    Home Run Ildemaro Vargas homers (7) on a fly ball to left center field. AZ 1, TEX 1

  • B2

    Single Jake Burger singles on a line drive to right fielder Corbin Carroll. Ezequiel Duran scores. Alejandro Osuna to 2nd. AZ 1, TEX 2

  • B4

    Home Run Ezequiel Duran homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. AZ 1, TEX 3

  • B5

    Fielders Choice Corey Seager reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by first baseman Ildemaro Vargas. Brandon Nimmo scores. AZ 1, TEX 4

  • B5

    Field Error Ezequiel Duran reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Geraldo Perdomo. Corey Seager scores. Josh Jung to 3rd. AZ 1, TEX 5

  • B5

    Single Alejandro Osuna singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ryan Waldschmidt. Josh Jung scores. Ezequiel Duran to 3rd. AZ 1, TEX 6

  • B5

    Single Jake Burger singles on a ground ball to right fielder Corbin Carroll. Ezequiel Duran scores. Alejandro Osuna to 2nd. AZ 1, TEX 7

  • T9

    Single Ildemaro Vargas singles on a line drive to center fielder Evan Carter. Corbin Carroll scores. Tim Tawa to 3rd. Nolan Arenado to 2nd. AZ 2, TEX 7

  • T9

    Forceout Lourdes Gurriel Jr. grounds into a force out, third baseman Josh Jung to second baseman Ezequiel Duran. Tim Tawa scores. Nolan Arenado to 3rd. Ildemaro Vargas out at 2nd. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. to 1st. AZ 3, TEX 7

  • T9

    Sac Fly Gabriel Moreno out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Evan Carter. Nolan Arenado scores. AZ 4, TEX 7

Play-by-Play

All 73 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Groundout Jose Fernandez grounds out, second baseman Ezequiel Duran to first baseman Jake Burger. AZ 4, TEX 7

  • T9

    Sac Fly Gabriel Moreno out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Evan Carter. Nolan Arenado scores. AZ 4, TEX 7

  • T9

    Forceout Lourdes Gurriel Jr. grounds into a force out, third baseman Josh Jung to second baseman Ezequiel Duran. Tim Tawa scores. Nolan Arenado to 3rd. Ildemaro Vargas out at 2nd. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. to 1st. AZ 3, TEX 7

  • T9

    Single Ildemaro Vargas singles on a line drive to center fielder Evan Carter. Corbin Carroll scores. Tim Tawa to 3rd. Nolan Arenado to 2nd. AZ 2, TEX 7

  • T9

    Walk Nolan Arenado walks. AZ 1, TEX 7

  • T9

    Walk Tim Tawa walks. Corbin Carroll to 2nd. AZ 1, TEX 7

  • T9

    Walk Corbin Carroll walks. AZ 1, TEX 7

  • B8

    Groundout Sam Haggerty grounds out to first baseman Ildemaro Vargas. AZ 1, TEX 7

  • B8

    Strikeout Joc Pederson strikes out swinging. AZ 1, TEX 7

  • B8

    Strikeout Kyle Higashioka called out on strikes. AZ 1, TEX 7

  • B8

    Single Jake Burger singles on a line drive to left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. AZ 1, TEX 7

  • T8

    Groundout Ketel Marte grounds out, shortstop Corey Seager to first baseman Jake Burger. AZ 1, TEX 7

  • T8

    Double Ryan Waldschmidt doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Evan Carter. AZ 1, TEX 7

  • T8

    Groundout Jose Fernandez grounds out softly, pitcher MacKenzie Gore to first baseman Jake Burger. AZ 1, TEX 7

  • T8

    Strikeout Gabriel Moreno strikes out swinging. AZ 1, TEX 7

  • B7

    Strikeout Alejandro Osuna strikes out swinging. AZ 1, TEX 7

  • B7

    Groundout Ezequiel Duran grounds out, shortstop Geraldo Perdomo to first baseman Ildemaro Vargas. AZ 1, TEX 7

  • B7

    Strikeout Evan Carter strikes out swinging. AZ 1, TEX 7

  • T7

    Strikeout Lourdes Gurriel Jr. strikes out swinging. AZ 1, TEX 7

  • T7

    Flyout Ildemaro Vargas flies out to center fielder Evan Carter. AZ 1, TEX 7

  • T7

    Pop Out Nolan Arenado pops out to shortstop Corey Seager. AZ 1, TEX 7

  • B6

    Flyout Josh Jung flies out sharply to center fielder Ryan Waldschmidt. AZ 1, TEX 7

  • B6

    Flyout Corey Seager flies out to left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. AZ 1, TEX 7

  • B6

    Single Brandon Nimmo singles on a ground ball to pitcher Brandon Pfaadt. AZ 1, TEX 7

  • B6

    Strikeout Joc Pederson strikes out swinging. AZ 1, TEX 7

  • T6

    Forceout Geraldo Perdomo grounds into a force out, second baseman Ezequiel Duran to shortstop Corey Seager. Corbin Carroll out at 2nd. AZ 1, TEX 7

  • T6

    Single Corbin Carroll singles on a ground ball to second baseman Ezequiel Duran. AZ 1, TEX 7

  • T6

    Groundout Ketel Marte grounds out, shortstop Corey Seager to first baseman Jake Burger. AZ 1, TEX 7

  • T6

    Flyout Ryan Waldschmidt flies out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. AZ 1, TEX 7

  • B5

    Strikeout Kyle Higashioka strikes out swinging. AZ 1, TEX 7

  • B5

    Single Jake Burger singles on a ground ball to right fielder Corbin Carroll. Ezequiel Duran scores. Alejandro Osuna to 2nd. AZ 1, TEX 7

  • B5

    Single Alejandro Osuna singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ryan Waldschmidt. Josh Jung scores. Ezequiel Duran to 3rd. AZ 1, TEX 6

  • B5

    Field Error Ezequiel Duran reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Geraldo Perdomo. Corey Seager scores. Josh Jung to 3rd. AZ 1, TEX 5

  • B5

    Groundout Evan Carter grounds out softly, second baseman Ketel Marte to first baseman Ildemaro Vargas. Corey Seager to 3rd. Josh Jung to 2nd. AZ 1, TEX 4

  • B5

    Single Josh Jung singles on a line drive to center fielder Ryan Waldschmidt. Corey Seager to 2nd. AZ 1, TEX 4

  • B5

    Fielders Choice Corey Seager reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by first baseman Ildemaro Vargas. Brandon Nimmo scores. AZ 1, TEX 4

  • B5

    Triple Brandon Nimmo triples (2) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Ryan Waldschmidt. AZ 1, TEX 3

  • B5

    Strikeout Joc Pederson called out on strikes. AZ 1, TEX 3

  • T5

    Pop Out Jose Fernandez pops out to second baseman Ezequiel Duran. AZ 1, TEX 3

  • T5

    Lineout Gabriel Moreno lines out to shortstop Corey Seager. AZ 1, TEX 3

  • T5

    Lineout Lourdes Gurriel Jr. lines out sharply to center fielder Evan Carter. AZ 1, TEX 3

  • B4

    Forceout Kyle Higashioka grounds into a force out, shortstop Geraldo Perdomo to second baseman Ketel Marte. Jake Burger out at 2nd. AZ 1, TEX 3

  • B4

    Walk Jake Burger walks. AZ 1, TEX 3

  • B4

    Flyout Alejandro Osuna flies out to left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. AZ 1, TEX 3

  • B4

    Home Run Ezequiel Duran homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. AZ 1, TEX 3

  • B4

    Flyout Evan Carter flies out to center fielder Ryan Waldschmidt. AZ 1, TEX 2

  • T4

    Flyout Ildemaro Vargas flies out to center fielder Evan Carter. AZ 1, TEX 2

  • T4

    Lineout Nolan Arenado lines out to third baseman Josh Jung. AZ 1, TEX 2

  • T4

    Lineout Geraldo Perdomo lines out to center fielder Evan Carter. AZ 1, TEX 2

  • B3

    Flyout Josh Jung flies out to left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. AZ 1, TEX 2

  • B3

    Flyout Corey Seager flies out to left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. AZ 1, TEX 2

  • B3

    Groundout Brandon Nimmo grounds out, second baseman Ketel Marte to first baseman Ildemaro Vargas. AZ 1, TEX 2

  • T3

    Flyout Corbin Carroll flies out to shortstop Corey Seager. AZ 1, TEX 2

  • T3

    Lineout Ketel Marte lines out to left fielder Alejandro Osuna. AZ 1, TEX 2

  • T3

    Lineout Ryan Waldschmidt lines out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. AZ 1, TEX 2

  • B2

    Lineout Joc Pederson lines out to right fielder Corbin Carroll. AZ 1, TEX 2

  • B2

    Grounded Into DP Kyle Higashioka grounds into a double play, third baseman Nolan Arenado to first baseman Ildemaro Vargas. Alejandro Osuna out at 3rd. Jake Burger to 2nd. Kyle Higashioka out at 1st. AZ 1, TEX 2

  • B2

    Single Jake Burger singles on a line drive to right fielder Corbin Carroll. Ezequiel Duran scores. Alejandro Osuna to 2nd. AZ 1, TEX 2

  • B2

    Hit By Pitch Alejandro Osuna hit by pitch. Ezequiel Duran to 2nd. AZ 1, TEX 1

  • B2

    Walk Ezequiel Duran walks. AZ 1, TEX 1

  • T2

    Strikeout Jose Fernandez called out on strikes. AZ 1, TEX 1

  • T2

    Flyout Gabriel Moreno flies out to center fielder Evan Carter. AZ 1, TEX 1

  • T2

    Walk Lourdes Gurriel Jr. walks. AZ 1, TEX 1

  • T2

    Home Run Ildemaro Vargas homers (7) on a fly ball to left center field. AZ 1, TEX 1

  • T2

    Strikeout Nolan Arenado strikes out swinging. AZ 0, TEX 1

  • B1

    Strikeout Evan Carter called out on strikes. AZ 0, TEX 1

  • B1

    Strikeout Josh Jung called out on strikes. AZ 0, TEX 1

  • B1

    Strikeout Corey Seager called out on strikes. AZ 0, TEX 1

  • B1

    Single Brandon Nimmo singles on a ground ball to right fielder Corbin Carroll. AZ 0, TEX 1

  • B1

    Home Run Joc Pederson homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. AZ 0, TEX 1

  • T1

    Strikeout Geraldo Perdomo strikes out swinging. AZ 0, TEX 0

  • T1

    Flyout Corbin Carroll flies out sharply to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. AZ 0, TEX 0

  • T1

    Pop Out Ketel Marte pops out to shortstop Corey Seager. AZ 0, TEX 0