Texas Rangers vs Boston Red Sox, September 17, 2026

Red SoxBOS
4-3
Final
RangersTEX

September 17, 2026, 8:05 PM ET | Globe Life Field

Last 5 Form

Boston Red Sox

3-2

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

Texas Rangers

4-1

Last 5
W 6-2
@ AZ
W 7-6
@ AZ
W 4-2
vs BOS
W 7-3
vs BOS
L 3-4
vs BOS

Starting Pitchers

Boston Red Sox

Sonny Gray headshot
Sonny Gray
Recorded starter

Texas Rangers

Tyler Alexander headshot
Tyler Alexander
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Sep 17, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Boston Red Sox83-70.542#3#210.5
Texas Rangers76-77.497#2#41.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Boston Red SoxTexas Rangers
.717
OPS
.713
163
HR
183
689
Runs
673
3.54
ERA
4.32
1.23
WHIP
1.30
1398
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.

Boston Red Sox

Hitters

Trevor Story headshot
Trevor Story

7 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Nick Sogard headshot
Nick Sogard

4 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Caleb Durbin headshot
Caleb Durbin

3 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Payton Tolle headshot
Payton Tolle

6.0 IP, 7 SO, 0.00 ERA

Ranger Suarez headshot
Ranger Suarez

7.0 IP, 8 SO, 1.29 ERA

Sonny Gray headshot
Sonny Gray

6.1 IP, 6 SO, 4.26 ERA

Texas Rangers

Hitters

Corey Seager headshot
Corey Seager

8 H, 1 HR, 6 RBI

Josh Jung headshot
Josh Jung

8 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Ezequiel Duran headshot
Ezequiel Duran

5 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

Cody Bradford headshot
Cody Bradford

4.1 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Nathan Eovaldi headshot
Nathan Eovaldi

6.2 IP, 3 SO, 1.35 ERA

Kumar Rocker headshot
Kumar Rocker

4.0 IP, 5 SO, 2.25 ERA

Top Performers

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

Sonny Gray headshot
Sonny Gray
Boston Red Sox, MLBDB pick
Trevor Story headshot
Trevor Story
Boston Red Sox, MLBDB pick
Cody Bradford headshot
Cody Bradford
Texas Rangers, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Boston Red Sox 4, Texas Rangers 3: BOS 5 hits, TEX 4 hits; BOS 0 errors, TEX 1 error.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Boston Red Sox000000130450
Texas Rangers120000000341

Box Score

Batting

Trevor Story led Boston Red Sox with 2 hits and 1 home run and 3 RBI.

Boston Red Sox batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Roman AnthonyLF4001100
Jahmai JonesDH2000100
Mickey GasperPH/DH2000000
Wilyer AbreuRF3110100
Willson Contreras1B3010010
Isiah Kiner-FalefaPR/2B0100000
Adley RutschmanC4010010
Trevor StorySS4123021
Jarren DuranCF2000010
Nate EatonPH/CF1100110
Caleb Durbin3B3000100
Nick Sogard2B/1B4000000
Totals32454561

Danny Jansen led Texas Rangers with 2 hits and 1 RBI.

Texas Rangers batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Ezequiel Duran3B4000010
Corey SeagerSS4010010
Josh JungDH4111001
Brandon NimmoRF4000030
Wyatt LangfordLF2100200
Jake Burger1B3100100
Nicky Lopez2B1000110
Danny JansenC3021000
Evan CarterCF2001010
Totals27343471

Pitching

Sonny Gray went 6.1 innings for Boston Red Sox (6 SO, 3 ER); Cody Bradford went 4.1 innings for Texas Rangers (3 SO, 0 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Boston Red Sox
Sonny Gray6.1333361
Wyatt Olds1.0000010
Alec Gamboa0.2100000
Garrett Whitlock1.0000100
Texas Rangers
Tyler Alexander1.0000100
Cody Bradford4.1300130
Chase Silseth0.2100020
Robby Ahlstrom0.2011200
Jakob Junis0.1022100
Jacob Latz1.0111011
Jordan Montgomery1.0000000
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 Josh Jung homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. BOS 0, TEX 1

  • B2

    Single Danny Jansen singles on a fly ball to center fielder Jarren Duran. Wyatt Langford scores. Jake Burger to 3rd. BOS 0, TEX 2

  • B2

    Sac Bunt Evan Carter out on a sacrifice bunt, first baseman Willson Contreras to second baseman Nick Sogard. Jake Burger scores. Danny Jansen to 2nd. BOS 0, TEX 3

  • T7

    Forceout Roman Anthony grounds into a force out, shortstop Corey Seager to second baseman Nicky Lopez. Nate Eaton scores. Caleb Durbin out at 2nd. Roman Anthony advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by second baseman Nicky Lopez. BOS 1, TEX 3

  • T8

    Home Run Trevor Story homers (4) on a line drive to left center field. Wilyer Abreu scores. Isiah Kiner-Falefa scores. BOS 4, TEX 3

Play-by-Play

All 71 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Grounded Into DP Jake Burger grounds into a double play, shortstop Trevor Story to second baseman Isiah Kiner-Falefa to first baseman Nick Sogard. Wyatt Langford out at 2nd. Jake Burger out at 1st. BOS 4, TEX 3

  • B9

    Walk Wyatt Langford walks. BOS 4, TEX 3

  • B9

    Groundout Brandon Nimmo grounds out to first baseman Nick Sogard. BOS 4, TEX 3

  • T9

    Pop Out Mickey Gasper pops out to first baseman Jake Burger. BOS 4, TEX 3

  • T9

    Groundout Roman Anthony grounds out sharply, second baseman Nicky Lopez to first baseman Jake Burger. BOS 4, TEX 3

  • T9

    Flyout Nick Sogard flies out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. BOS 4, TEX 3

  • B8

    Grounded Into DP Josh Jung grounds into a double play, shortstop Trevor Story to second baseman Isiah Kiner-Falefa to first baseman Nick Sogard. Corey Seager out at 2nd. Josh Jung out at 1st. BOS 4, TEX 3

  • B8

    Single Corey Seager singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. BOS 4, TEX 3

  • B8

    Pop Out Ezequiel Duran pops out to second baseman Isiah Kiner-Falefa. BOS 4, TEX 3

  • T8

    Groundout Caleb Durbin grounds out, second baseman Nicky Lopez to first baseman Jake Burger. BOS 4, TEX 3

  • T8

    Strikeout Nate Eaton strikes out swinging. BOS 4, TEX 3

  • T8

    Home Run Trevor Story homers (4) on a line drive to left center field. Wilyer Abreu scores. Isiah Kiner-Falefa scores. BOS 4, TEX 3

  • T8

    Pop Out Adley Rutschman pops out to first baseman Jake Burger in foul territory. BOS 1, TEX 3

  • T8

    Hit By Pitch Willson Contreras hit by pitch. Wilyer Abreu to 2nd. BOS 1, TEX 3

  • T8

    Walk Danny Jansen challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Wilyer Abreu walks. BOS 1, TEX 3

  • B7

    Strikeout Evan Carter called out on strikes. BOS 1, TEX 3

  • B7

    Flyout Danny Jansen flies out to shortstop Trevor Story. BOS 1, TEX 3

  • B7

    Walk Nicky Lopez walks. BOS 1, TEX 3

  • B7

    Groundout Jake Burger grounds out sharply, shortstop Trevor Story to first baseman Willson Contreras. BOS 1, TEX 3

  • T7

    Groundout Mickey Gasper grounds out softly to first baseman Jake Burger. BOS 1, TEX 3

  • T7

    Forceout Roman Anthony grounds into a force out, shortstop Corey Seager to second baseman Nicky Lopez. Nate Eaton scores. Caleb Durbin out at 2nd. Roman Anthony advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by second baseman Nicky Lopez. BOS 1, TEX 3

  • T7

    Flyout Nick Sogard flies out sharply to center fielder Evan Carter. Nate Eaton to 3rd. BOS 0, TEX 3

  • T7

    Walk Caleb Durbin walks. Nate Eaton to 2nd. BOS 0, TEX 3

  • T7

    Walk Nate Eaton walks. BOS 0, TEX 3

  • B6

    Lineout Wyatt Langford lines out sharply to left fielder Roman Anthony. BOS 0, TEX 3

  • B6

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

  • B6

    Lineout Josh Jung lines out sharply to center fielder Jarren Duran. BOS 0, TEX 3

  • T6

    Strikeout Trevor Story strikes out swinging. BOS 0, TEX 3

  • T6

    Double Adley Rutschman hits a ground-rule double (23) on a fly ball to left-center field. Wilyer Abreu to 3rd. BOS 0, TEX 3

  • T6

    Strikeout Willson Contreras strikes out swinging. BOS 0, TEX 3

  • T6

    Single Wilyer Abreu singles on a line drive to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. BOS 0, TEX 3

  • T6

    Groundout Jahmai Jones grounds out, shortstop Corey Seager to first baseman Jake Burger. BOS 0, TEX 3

  • B5

    Strikeout Corey Seager strikes out swinging. BOS 0, TEX 3

  • B5

    Strikeout Ezequiel Duran strikes out swinging. BOS 0, TEX 3

  • B5

    Flyout Evan Carter flies out to left fielder Roman Anthony. BOS 0, TEX 3

  • B5

    Single Danny Jansen singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jarren Duran. BOS 0, TEX 3

  • T5

    Groundout Roman Anthony grounds out softly to pitcher Cody Bradford. BOS 0, TEX 3

  • T5

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

  • T5

    Pop Out Caleb Durbin pops out to catcher Danny Jansen in foul territory. BOS 0, TEX 3

  • B4

    Strikeout Nicky Lopez strikes out swinging. BOS 0, TEX 3

  • B4

    Groundout Jake Burger grounds out, shortstop Trevor Story to first baseman Willson Contreras. BOS 0, TEX 3

  • B4

    Flyout Wyatt Langford flies out to center fielder Jarren Duran. BOS 0, TEX 3

  • T4

    Groundout Jarren Duran grounds out to first baseman Jake Burger. BOS 0, TEX 3

  • T4

    Single Trevor Story singles on a fly ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Willson Contreras to 3rd. BOS 0, TEX 3

  • T4

    Flyout Adley Rutschman flies out to center fielder Evan Carter. BOS 0, TEX 3

  • T4

    Single Willson Contreras singles on a line drive to center fielder Evan Carter. BOS 0, TEX 3

  • T4

    Groundout Wilyer Abreu grounds out sharply, second baseman Nicky Lopez to first baseman Jake Burger. BOS 0, TEX 3

  • B3

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

  • B3

    Flyout Josh Jung flies out to second baseman Nick Sogard. BOS 0, TEX 3

  • B3

    Flyout Corey Seager flies out to left fielder Roman Anthony. BOS 0, TEX 3

  • T3

    Flyout Jahmai Jones flies out to second baseman Nicky Lopez. BOS 0, TEX 3

  • T3

    Walk Roman Anthony walks. BOS 0, TEX 3

  • T3

    Flyout Nick Sogard flies out to left fielder Wyatt Langford. BOS 0, TEX 3

  • T3

    Flyout Caleb Durbin flies out to left fielder Wyatt Langford. BOS 0, TEX 3

  • B2

    Pop Out Ezequiel Duran pops out to shortstop Trevor Story. BOS 0, TEX 3

  • B2

    Sac Bunt Evan Carter out on a sacrifice bunt, first baseman Willson Contreras to second baseman Nick Sogard. Jake Burger scores. Danny Jansen to 2nd. BOS 0, TEX 3

  • B2

    Single Danny Jansen singles on a fly ball to center fielder Jarren Duran. Wyatt Langford scores. Jake Burger to 3rd. BOS 0, TEX 2

  • B2

    Sac Bunt Nicky Lopez out on a sacrifice bunt, third baseman Caleb Durbin to first baseman Willson Contreras. Wyatt Langford to 3rd. Jake Burger to 2nd. BOS 0, TEX 1

  • B2

    Walk Jake Burger walks. Wyatt Langford to 2nd. BOS 0, TEX 1

  • B2

    Walk Wyatt Langford walks. BOS 0, TEX 1

  • T2

    Strikeout Jarren Duran strikes out swinging. BOS 0, TEX 1

  • T2

    Strikeout Trevor Story strikes out swinging. BOS 0, TEX 1

  • T2

    Strikeout Adley Rutschman called out on strikes. BOS 0, TEX 1

  • B1

    Strikeout Brandon Nimmo strikes out swinging. BOS 0, TEX 1

  • B1

    Home Run Josh Jung homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. BOS 0, TEX 1

  • B1

    Groundout Corey Seager grounds out, first baseman Willson Contreras to pitcher Sonny Gray. BOS 0, TEX 0

  • B1

    Groundout Ezequiel Duran grounds out, shortstop Trevor Story to first baseman Willson Contreras. BOS 0, TEX 0

  • T1

    Pop Out Willson Contreras pops out to second baseman Nicky Lopez. BOS 0, TEX 0

  • T1

    Pop Out Wilyer Abreu pops out to third baseman Ezequiel Duran. BOS 0, TEX 0

  • T1

    Walk Jahmai Jones walks. BOS 0, TEX 0

  • T1

    Groundout Roman Anthony grounds out to first baseman Jake Burger. BOS 0, TEX 0