Texas Rangers vs Athletics
September 1, 2026 • 8:05 PM • Globe Life Field
Status
Final
Texas Rangers
TEX
8
Athletics
ATH
5
Last 5 Form
Probable Pitchers
Texas Rangers
Starter
Athletics
Starter
Standings Snapshot
Full standingsTexas Rangers
69-70 (.496)
Div
#2
WC
#5
GB
1.0
Athletics
53-86 (.381)
Div
#5
WC
#12
GB
17.0
Season Comparison
2026| Stat | Texas Rangers | Athletics |
|---|---|---|
| OPS | .715 | .718 |
| HR | 155 | 161 |
| Runs | 570 | 602 |
| ERA | 4.27 | 5.48 |
| WHIP | 1.31 | 1.50 |
| Strikeouts | 1176 | 1168 |
Top Players
Texas Rangers
Hitters
Pitchers
7.0 IP, 8 SO, 0 ERA
5.1 IP, 4 SO, 1.688 ERA
6.0 IP, 8 SO, 4.5 ERA
Athletics
Hitters
Pitchers
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Texas Rangers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 12 | 1 |
Box Score
Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | |||||||
| Henry Bolte (DH) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Zack Gelof (CF) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Lawrence Butler (RF) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonah Heim (C) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy White (1B) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Stefanic (2B) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff McNeil (1B) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Max Muncy (3B) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alika Williams (SS) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Donovan Walton (SS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Denzel Clarke (CF) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Cortes (LF) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darell Hernaiz (PH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brady Basso (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Blewett (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Medina (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| José Suarez (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yunior Tur (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Texas Rangers | |||||||
| Justin Foscue (DH) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joc Pederson (DH) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan O'Hoppe (DH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Corey Seager (SS) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Wyatt Langford (LF) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon Nimmo (RF) | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ezequiel Duran (1B) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake Burger (1B) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nicky Lopez (2B) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Freeman (3B) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Evan Carter (CF) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Elias Díaz (C) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| MacKenzie Gore (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chase Silseth (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Macko (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trevor Williams (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Latz (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | |||||||
| Brady Basso | 2.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Scott Blewett | 1.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Luis Medina | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| José Suarez | 0.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yunior Tur | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Texas Rangers | |||||||
| MacKenzie Gore | 5.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Chase Silseth | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Adam Macko | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Trevor Williams | 1.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jacob Latz | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
bottom 1 • Double • 1-0
Brandon Nimmo doubles (31) on a ground ball to left fielder Zack Gelof. Corey Seager scores.
top 3 • Single • 1-1
Lawrence Butler singles on a ground ball to center fielder Evan Carter. Zack Gelof scores.
bottom 3 • Single • 2-1
Brandon Nimmo singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Corey Seager scores.
bottom 5 • Single • 4-1
Brandon Nimmo singles on a ground ball to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Joc Pederson scores. Corey Seager scores. Wyatt Langford to 3rd.
bottom 5 • Groundout • 5-1
Ezequiel Duran grounds out, second baseman Michael Stefanic to first baseman Jeff McNeil. Wyatt Langford scores. Brandon Nimmo to 2nd.
bottom 6 • Sac Fly • 6-1
Logan O'Hoppe out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Evan Carter scores. Elias Díaz to 3rd.
bottom 6 • Sac Fly • 7-1
Corey Seager out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Elias Díaz scores.
bottom 6 • Single • 8-1
Brandon Nimmo singles on a line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler, deflected by second baseman Michael Stefanic. Wyatt Langford scores.
top 7 • Single • 8-2
Michael Stefanic singles on a ground ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Zack Gelof scores. Jonah Heim to 2nd.
top 8 • Sac Fly • 8-3
Lawrence Butler out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Evan Carter. Carlos Cortes scores.
top 9 • Home Run • 8-5
Jeff McNeil homers (7) on a fly ball to right center field. Michael Stefanic scores.
Play-by-Play
Official contenttop 9 • Strikeout • 8-5
Henry Bolte called out on strikes.
top 9 • Strikeout • 8-5
Darell Hernaiz strikes out swinging.
top 9 • Hit By Pitch • 8-5
Donovan Walton hit by pitch.
top 9 • Groundout • 8-5
Max Muncy grounds out, third baseman Cody Freeman to first baseman Ezequiel Duran.
top 9 • Home Run • 8-5
Jeff McNeil homers (7) on a fly ball to right center field. Michael Stefanic scores.
top 9 • Single • 8-3
Michael Stefanic singles on a line drive to center fielder Evan Carter.
bottom 8 • Pop Out • 8-3
Brandon Nimmo pops out to third baseman Max Muncy.
bottom 8 • Pop Out • 8-3
Wyatt Langford pops out to second baseman Michael Stefanic.
bottom 8 • Strikeout • 8-3
Jonah Heim challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Corey Seager called out on strikes.
top 8 • Flyout • 8-3
Jonah Heim flies out to left fielder Wyatt Langford.
top 8 • Sac Fly • 8-3
Lawrence Butler out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Evan Carter. Carlos Cortes scores.
top 8 • Walk • 8-2
Zack Gelof walks. Carlos Cortes to 3rd. Henry Bolte to 2nd.
top 8 • Single • 8-2
Henry Bolte singles on a ground ball to shortstop Corey Seager. Carlos Cortes to 2nd.
top 8 • Single • 8-2
Carlos Cortes singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Cody Freeman.
top 8 • Strikeout • 8-2
Donovan Walton strikes out swinging.
bottom 7 • Strikeout • 8-2
Logan O'Hoppe strikes out swinging.
bottom 7 • Walk • 8-2
Elias Díaz walks.
bottom 7 • Strikeout • 8-2
Evan Carter called out on strikes.
bottom 7 • Lineout • 8-2
Cody Freeman lines out to left fielder Carlos Cortes.
top 7 • Grounded Into DP • 8-2
Max Muncy grounds into a double play, shortstop Corey Seager to second baseman Nicky Lopez to first baseman Ezequiel Duran. Jeff McNeil out at 2nd. Max Muncy out at 1st.
top 7 • Hit By Pitch • 8-2
Jeff McNeil hit by pitch. Jonah Heim to 3rd. Michael Stefanic to 2nd.
top 7 • Single • 8-2
Michael Stefanic singles on a ground ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Zack Gelof scores. Jonah Heim to 2nd.
top 7 • Single • 8-1
Jonah Heim singles on a line drive to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Zack Gelof to 3rd.
top 7 • Strikeout • 8-1
Lawrence Butler called out on strikes.
top 7 • Walk • 8-1
Zack Gelof challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Zack Gelof walks.
bottom 6 • Pop Out • 8-1
Nicky Lopez pops out to third baseman Max Muncy in foul territory.
bottom 6 • Walk • 8-1
Ezequiel Duran walks. Brandon Nimmo to 2nd.
bottom 6 • Single • 8-1
Brandon Nimmo singles on a line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler, deflected by second baseman Michael Stefanic. Wyatt Langford scores.
bottom 6 • Double • 7-1
Wyatt Langford doubles (17) on a line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler.
bottom 6 • Sac Fly • 7-1
Corey Seager out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Elias Díaz scores.