Texas Rangers vs Athletics, August 31, 2026

AthleticsATH
1-8
Final
RangersTEX

August 31, 2026, 8:05 PM ET | Globe Life Field

Last 5 Form

Athletics

1-4

Last 5
W 7-4
vs MIN
L 3-4
vs BAL
L 3-5
vs BAL
L 5-8
vs BAL
L 1-8
@ TEX

Texas Rangers

2-3

Last 5
L 4-10
@ CWS
L 1-6
@ MIL
L 3-5
@ MIL
W 7-4
@ MIL
W 8-1
vs ATH

Starting Pitchers

Athletics

Gage Jump headshot
Gage Jump
Recorded starter

Texas Rangers

Jacob deGrom headshot
Jacob deGrom
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Aug 31, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Athletics53-85.384#4#1117.0
Texas Rangers68-70.493#2#52.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
AthleticsTexas Rangers
.719
OPS
.713
194
HR
183
699
Runs
673
5.51
ERA
4.32
1.51
WHIP
1.30
1356
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.

Athletics

Hitters

Lawrence Butler headshot
Lawrence Butler

5 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Jonah Heim headshot
Jonah Heim

5 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Brian Serven headshot
Brian Serven

2 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Scott Blewett headshot
Scott Blewett

3.1 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Chris Roycroft headshot
Chris Roycroft

3.2 IP, 1 SO, 0.00 ERA

Jacob Lopez headshot
Jacob Lopez

5.0 IP, 6 SO, 1.80 ERA

Texas Rangers

Hitters

Ezequiel Duran headshot
Ezequiel Duran

6 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Brandon Nimmo headshot
Brandon Nimmo

7 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Cody Freeman headshot
Cody Freeman

5 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

Jacob deGrom headshot
Jacob deGrom

7.0 IP, 8 SO, 0.00 ERA

Jakob Junis headshot
Jakob Junis

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Cal Quantrill headshot
Cal Quantrill

6.0 IP, 8 SO, 4.50 ERA

Top Performers

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

Jacob deGrom headshot
Jacob deGrom
Texas Rangers, MLBDB pick
Justin Foscue headshot
Justin Foscue
Texas Rangers, MLBDB pick
Brandon Nimmo headshot
Brandon Nimmo
Texas Rangers, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Texas Rangers 8, Athletics 1: ATH 3 hits, TEX 9 hits; ATH 0 errors, TEX 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Athletics000000001130
Texas Rangers02113001x890

Box Score

Batting

3 players led Athletics with 1 hit each.

Athletics batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Henry BolteCF4000010
Jeff McNeil2B4000020
Zack Gelof3B3000010
Lawrence ButlerRF3010020
Tommy White1B3000010
Max MuncyDH3000020
Carlos CortesLF3110000
Jonah HeimC3010000
Darell HernaizSS2001020
Totals281310110

3 players led Texas Rangers with 2 hits each.

Texas Rangers batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Ezequiel DuranCF/2B/SS4110100
Corey SeagerSS2200200
Nicky LopezPH/2B1000000
Wyatt LangfordLF3100110
Brandon NimmoRF3122000
Jake Burger1B4121000
Justin Foscue2B2111001
Evan CarterPH/CF2001010
Elias DíazDH2001000
Joc PedersonPH/DH1000000
Logan O'HoppePH/DH1110000
Cody Freeman3B4022000
Danny JansenC3000110
Totals32898531

Pitching

Gage Jump went 4.1 innings for Athletics (2 SO, 7 ER); Jacob deGrom went 7.0 innings for Texas Rangers (8 SO, 0 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Athletics
Gage Jump4.1677321
Chris Roycroft2.2100100
José Suarez1.0211110
Texas Rangers
Jacob deGrom7.0100080
Robby Ahlstrom1.0000020
Ben Peoples1.0211010
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

  • B2

    Groundout Elias Díaz grounds out, shortstop Darell Hernaiz to first baseman Tommy White. Brandon Nimmo scores. Jake Burger to 3rd. ATH 0, TEX 1

  • B2

    Single Cody Freeman singles on a line drive to center fielder Henry Bolte. Jake Burger scores. ATH 0, TEX 2

  • B3

    Single Brandon Nimmo singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Henry Bolte. Corey Seager scores. ATH 0, TEX 3

  • B4

    Home Run Justin Foscue homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field. ATH 0, TEX 4

  • B5

    Sac Fly Brandon Nimmo out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Ezequiel Duran scores. Corey Seager to 3rd. ATH 0, TEX 5

  • B5

    Single Jake Burger singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Henry Bolte. Corey Seager scores. Wyatt Langford to 3rd. ATH 0, TEX 6

  • B5

    Forceout Evan Carter grounds into a force out, first baseman Tommy White to shortstop Darell Hernaiz. Wyatt Langford scores. Jake Burger out at 2nd. Evan Carter to 1st. ATH 0, TEX 7

  • B8

    Single Cody Freeman singles on a line drive to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Logan O'Hoppe scores. ATH 0, TEX 8

  • T9

    Sac Fly Darell Hernaiz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Evan Carter. Carlos Cortes scores. ATH 1, TEX 8

Play-by-Play

All 67 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Groundout Jeff McNeil grounds out, first baseman Jake Burger to pitcher Ben Peoples. ATH 1, TEX 8

  • T9

    Strikeout Henry Bolte called out on strikes. ATH 1, TEX 8

  • T9

    Sac Fly Darell Hernaiz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Evan Carter. Carlos Cortes scores. ATH 1, TEX 8

  • T9

    Double Jonah Heim doubles (16) on a line drive to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Carlos Cortes to 3rd. ATH 0, TEX 8

  • T9

    Single Carlos Cortes singles on a line drive to center fielder Evan Carter. ATH 0, TEX 8

  • B8

    Flyout Nicky Lopez flies out to center fielder Henry Bolte. ATH 0, TEX 8

  • B8

    Lineout Ezequiel Duran lines out sharply to center fielder Henry Bolte. ATH 0, TEX 8

  • B8

    Walk Danny Jansen walks. Cody Freeman to 2nd. ATH 0, TEX 8

  • B8

    Single Cody Freeman singles on a line drive to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Logan O'Hoppe scores. ATH 0, TEX 8

  • B8

    Double Logan O'Hoppe doubles (9) on a line drive to left fielder Carlos Cortes. ATH 0, TEX 7

  • B8

    Strikeout Evan Carter strikes out swinging. ATH 0, TEX 7

  • T8

    Strikeout Max Muncy called out on strikes. ATH 0, TEX 7

  • T8

    Groundout Tommy White grounds out, third baseman Cody Freeman to first baseman Jake Burger. ATH 0, TEX 7

  • T8

    Strikeout Danny Jansen challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Lawrence Butler called out on strikes. ATH 0, TEX 7

  • B7

    Groundout Jake Burger grounds out, shortstop Darell Hernaiz to first baseman Tommy White. ATH 0, TEX 7

  • B7

    Flyout Brandon Nimmo flies out sharply to center fielder Henry Bolte. ATH 0, TEX 7

  • B7

    Groundout Wyatt Langford grounds out, third baseman Zack Gelof to first baseman Tommy White. ATH 0, TEX 7

  • T7

    Flyout Zack Gelof flies out to second baseman Ezequiel Duran. ATH 0, TEX 7

  • T7

    Strikeout Jeff McNeil strikes out swinging. ATH 0, TEX 7

  • T7

    Groundout Henry Bolte grounds out sharply, second baseman Ezequiel Duran to first baseman Jake Burger. ATH 0, TEX 7

  • B6

    Groundout Corey Seager grounds out, second baseman Jeff McNeil to first baseman Tommy White. ATH 0, TEX 7

  • B6

    Walk Ezequiel Duran walks. ATH 0, TEX 7

  • B6

    Groundout Danny Jansen grounds out, third baseman Zack Gelof to first baseman Tommy White. ATH 0, TEX 7

  • B6

    Lineout Cody Freeman lines out to right fielder Lawrence Butler. ATH 0, TEX 7

  • T6

    Strikeout Darell Hernaiz strikes out swinging. ATH 0, TEX 7

  • T6

    Flyout Jonah Heim flies out to left fielder Wyatt Langford. ATH 0, TEX 7

  • T6

    Pop Out Carlos Cortes pops out to second baseman Ezequiel Duran in foul territory. ATH 0, TEX 7

  • B5

    Pop Out Joc Pederson pops out to third baseman Zack Gelof. ATH 0, TEX 7

  • B5

    Forceout Evan Carter grounds into a force out, first baseman Tommy White to shortstop Darell Hernaiz. Wyatt Langford scores. Jake Burger out at 2nd. Evan Carter to 1st. ATH 0, TEX 7

  • B5

    Single Jake Burger singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Henry Bolte. Corey Seager scores. Wyatt Langford to 3rd. ATH 0, TEX 6

  • B5

    Sac Fly Brandon Nimmo out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Ezequiel Duran scores. Corey Seager to 3rd. ATH 0, TEX 5

  • B5

    Walk Wyatt Langford walks. Ezequiel Duran to 3rd. Corey Seager to 2nd. ATH 0, TEX 4

  • B5

    Walk Jonah Heim challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Corey Seager walks. Ezequiel Duran to 2nd. ATH 0, TEX 4

  • B5

    Single Ezequiel Duran singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Carlos Cortes. ATH 0, TEX 4

  • T5

    Strikeout Max Muncy strikes out swinging. ATH 0, TEX 4

  • T5

    Groundout Tommy White grounds out, shortstop Corey Seager to first baseman Jake Burger. ATH 0, TEX 4

  • T5

    Strikeout Lawrence Butler strikes out swinging. ATH 0, TEX 4

  • B4

    Groundout Danny Jansen grounds out, shortstop Darell Hernaiz to first baseman Tommy White. ATH 0, TEX 4

  • B4

    Flyout Cody Freeman flies out to left fielder Carlos Cortes. ATH 0, TEX 4

  • B4

    Lineout Elias Díaz lines out sharply to center fielder Henry Bolte. ATH 0, TEX 4

  • B4

    Home Run Justin Foscue homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field. ATH 0, TEX 4

  • T4

    Flyout Zack Gelof flies out to second baseman Justin Foscue. ATH 0, TEX 3

  • T4

    Strikeout Jeff McNeil strikes out swinging. ATH 0, TEX 3

  • T4

    Groundout Henry Bolte grounds out, shortstop Corey Seager to first baseman Jake Burger. ATH 0, TEX 3

  • B3

    Flyout Jake Burger flies out to center fielder Henry Bolte. ATH 0, TEX 3

  • B3

    Single Brandon Nimmo singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Henry Bolte. Corey Seager scores. ATH 0, TEX 3

  • B3

    Flyout Wyatt Langford flies out to center fielder Henry Bolte. Corey Seager to 3rd. ATH 0, TEX 2

  • B3

    Walk Corey Seager walks. ATH 0, TEX 2

  • B3

    Groundout Ezequiel Duran grounds out, shortstop Darell Hernaiz to first baseman Tommy White. ATH 0, TEX 2

  • T3

    Strikeout Darell Hernaiz strikes out swinging. ATH 0, TEX 2

  • T3

    Flyout Jonah Heim flies out to center fielder Ezequiel Duran. ATH 0, TEX 2

  • T3

    Groundout Carlos Cortes grounds out, first baseman Jake Burger to pitcher Jacob deGrom. ATH 0, TEX 2

  • B2

    Strikeout Danny Jansen strikes out swinging. ATH 0, TEX 2

  • B2

    Single Cody Freeman singles on a line drive to center fielder Henry Bolte. Jake Burger scores. ATH 0, TEX 2

  • B2

    Groundout Elias Díaz grounds out, shortstop Darell Hernaiz to first baseman Tommy White. Brandon Nimmo scores. Jake Burger to 3rd. ATH 0, TEX 1

  • B2

    Flyout Justin Foscue flies out to right fielder Lawrence Butler. ATH 0, TEX 0

  • B2

    Double Jake Burger doubles (21) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Henry Bolte. Brandon Nimmo to 3rd. ATH 0, TEX 0

  • B2

    Single Brandon Nimmo singles on a ground ball to pitcher Gage Jump. ATH 0, TEX 0

  • T2

    Grounded Into DP Max Muncy grounds into a double play, third baseman Cody Freeman to second baseman Justin Foscue to first baseman Jake Burger. Lawrence Butler out at 2nd. Max Muncy out at 1st. ATH 0, TEX 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Tommy White strikes out swinging. ATH 0, TEX 0

  • T2

    Single Lawrence Butler singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. ATH 0, TEX 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Wyatt Langford strikes out on a foul tip. ATH 0, TEX 0

  • B1

    Lineout Corey Seager lines out sharply to right fielder Lawrence Butler. ATH 0, TEX 0

  • B1

    Flyout Ezequiel Duran flies out to right fielder Lawrence Butler. ATH 0, TEX 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Zack Gelof strikes out swinging. ATH 0, TEX 0

  • T1

    Lineout Jeff McNeil lines out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. ATH 0, TEX 0

  • T1

    Groundout Henry Bolte grounds out, third baseman Cody Freeman to first baseman Jake Burger. ATH 0, TEX 0