Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays, September 4, 2026

RaysTB
7-6
Final
RangersTEX

September 4, 2026, 8:05 PM ET | Globe Life Field

Last 5 Form

Tampa Bay Rays

2-3

Last 5
L 2-3
vs NYM
W 6-2
vs NYM
L 4-10
vs NYM
L 0-6
@ TEX
W 7-6
@ TEX

Texas Rangers

3-2

Last 5
W 8-1
vs ATH
W 8-5
vs ATH
L 2-9
vs ATH
W 6-0
vs TB
L 6-7
vs TB

Starting Pitchers

Tampa Bay Rays

Nick Martinez headshot
Nick Martinez
Recorded starter

Texas Rangers

Trevor Williams headshot
Trevor Williams
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Sep 4, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Tampa Bay Rays84-57.596#1N/A-
Texas Rangers70-72.493#2#53.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Tampa Bay RaysTexas Rangers
.728
OPS
.713
169
HR
183
736
Runs
673
3.70
ERA
4.32
1.14
WHIP
1.30
1322
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.

Tampa Bay Rays

Hitters

Richie Palacios headshot
Richie Palacios

3 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Yandy Díaz headshot
Yandy Díaz

8 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Jonathan Aranda headshot
Jonathan Aranda

3 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Steven Matz headshot
Steven Matz

3.1 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Freddy Peralta headshot
Freddy Peralta

6.0 IP, 7 SO, 1.50 ERA

Ian Seymour headshot
Ian Seymour

6.1 IP, 10 SO, 4.26 ERA

Texas Rangers

Hitters

Ezequiel Duran headshot
Ezequiel Duran

6 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Brandon Nimmo headshot
Brandon Nimmo

7 H, 0 HR, 7 RBI

Elias Díaz headshot
Elias Díaz

4 H, 1 HR, 6 RBI

Pitchers

Jacob deGrom headshot
Jacob deGrom

7.0 IP, 8 SO, 0.00 ERA

Cal Quantrill headshot
Cal Quantrill

7.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

MacKenzie Gore headshot
MacKenzie Gore

5.1 IP, 4 SO, 1.69 ERA

Top Performers

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

Elias Díaz headshot
Elias Díaz
Texas Rangers, MLBDB pick
Nick Martinez headshot
Nick Martinez
Tampa Bay Rays, MLBDB pick
Jonathan Aranda headshot
Jonathan Aranda
Tampa Bay Rays, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Tampa Bay Rays 7, Texas Rangers 6: TB 12 hits, TEX 7 hits; TB 0 errors, TEX 1 error.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Tampa Bay Rays0011400017120
Texas Rangers010000401671

Box Score

Batting

Yandy Díaz led Tampa Bay Rays with 3 hits.

Tampa Bay Rays batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Yandy DíazDH5130000
Jorge MateoPR/DH0100000
Jonathan Aranda1B4222021
Junior Caminero3B5122020
Liam HicksC4010000
Ryan ViladePH1000000
Kenny PiperC0000000
Victor Mesa Jr.RF5111010
Chandler SimpsonLF4020010
Cedric MullinsCF3001100
Richie Palacios2B3111001
Taylor WallsSS4000010
Totals387127172

Corey Seager led Texas Rangers with 2 hits.

Texas Rangers batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Joc PedersonDH3000010
Justin FoscuePH/DH2010000
Corey SeagerSS4020010
Wyatt LangfordLF4000000
Brandon NimmoRF4000010
Ezequiel Duran2B4111001
Jake Burger1B1210300
Evan CarterCF3110110
Cody Freeman3B2100100
Nicky LopezPH0000000
Elias DíazC3115001
Totals30676542

Pitching

Nick Martinez went 6.1 innings for Tampa Bay Rays (4 SO, 3 ER); Kumar Rocker went 5.0 innings for Texas Rangers (3 SO, 5 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Tampa Bay Rays
Nick Martinez6.1533241
Garrett Cleavinger0.0222101
Cam Booser0.2000000
Kevin Kelly1.0000000
Bryan Baker0.0011200
Tyler Wells1.0000000
Texas Rangers
Trevor Williams1.0000020
Robby Ahlstrom1.0100100
Kumar Rocker5.0965032
Tyler Alexander1.1000010
Chase Silseth0.0211000
Adam Macko0.2000010
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

    Home Run Ezequiel Duran homers (17) on a fly ball to center field. TB 0, TEX 1

  • T3

    Home Run Jonathan Aranda homers (18) on a fly ball to right center field. TB 1, TEX 1

  • T4

    Home Run Richie Palacios homers (7) on a line drive to right field. TB 2, TEX 1

  • T5

    Double Jonathan Aranda hits a ground-rule double (22) on a line drive down the left-field line. Yandy Díaz scores. TB 3, TEX 1

  • T5

    Double Junior Caminero doubles (21) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Jonathan Aranda scores. TB 4, TEX 1

  • T5

    Single Victor Mesa Jr. singles on a line drive to center fielder Evan Carter. Junior Caminero scores. Victor Mesa Jr. to 2nd. Victor Mesa Jr. advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by center fielder Evan Carter. TB 5, TEX 1

  • T5

    Double Play Cedric Mullins grounds into a double play, first baseman Jake Burger to third baseman Cody Freeman to shortstop Corey Seager to second baseman Ezequiel Duran to first baseman Jake Burger. Victor Mesa Jr. scores. Chandler Simpson out at 3rd. TB 6, TEX 1

  • B7

    Home Run Elias Díaz hits a grand slam (7) to left center field. Jake Burger scores. Evan Carter scores. Cody Freeman scores. TB 6, TEX 5

  • T9

    Single Junior Caminero singles on a line drive to center fielder Evan Carter. Jorge Mateo scores. Jonathan Aranda to 2nd. TB 7, TEX 5

  • B9

    Sac Fly Elias Díaz out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Chandler Simpson. Jake Burger scores. Evan Carter to 3rd. TB 7, TEX 6

Play-by-Play

All 78 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Pop Out Justin Foscue pops out to second baseman Richie Palacios. TB 7, TEX 6

  • B9

    Sac Fly Elias Díaz out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Chandler Simpson. Jake Burger scores. Evan Carter to 3rd. TB 7, TEX 6

  • B9

    Sac Bunt Nicky Lopez out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Tyler Wells to second baseman Richie Palacios. Jake Burger to 3rd. Evan Carter to 2nd. TB 7, TEX 5

  • B9

    Walk Evan Carter walks. Jake Burger to 2nd. TB 7, TEX 5

  • B9

    Walk Jake Burger walks. TB 7, TEX 5

  • T9

    Strikeout Victor Mesa Jr. strikes out swinging, catcher Elias Díaz to first baseman Jake Burger. TB 7, TEX 5

  • T9

    Pop Out Ryan Vilade pops out to third baseman Cody Freeman in foul territory. TB 7, TEX 5

  • T9

    Single Junior Caminero singles on a line drive to center fielder Evan Carter. Jorge Mateo scores. Jonathan Aranda to 2nd. TB 7, TEX 5

  • T9

    Hit By Pitch Jonathan Aranda hit by pitch. TB 6, TEX 5

  • T9

    Single Yandy Díaz singles on a ground ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. TB 6, TEX 5

  • T9

    Groundout Taylor Walls grounds out, third baseman Cody Freeman to first baseman Jake Burger. TB 6, TEX 5

  • B8

    Groundout Ezequiel Duran grounds out sharply, second baseman Richie Palacios to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TB 6, TEX 5

  • B8

    Groundout Brandon Nimmo grounds out, second baseman Richie Palacios to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TB 6, TEX 5

  • B8

    Groundout Wyatt Langford grounds out softly, pitcher Kevin Kelly to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TB 6, TEX 5

  • T8

    Groundout Richie Palacios grounds out, first baseman Jake Burger to pitcher Tyler Alexander. TB 6, TEX 5

  • T8

    Flyout Cedric Mullins flies out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. TB 6, TEX 5

  • T8

    Strikeout Chandler Simpson called out on strikes. TB 6, TEX 5

  • B7

    Grounded Into DP Corey Seager grounds into a double play, second baseman Richie Palacios to shortstop Taylor Walls to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. Justin Foscue out at 2nd. Corey Seager out at 1st. TB 6, TEX 5

  • B7

    Single Justin Foscue singles on a line drive to center fielder Cedric Mullins. TB 6, TEX 5

  • B7

    Home Run Elias Díaz hits a grand slam (7) to left center field. Jake Burger scores. Evan Carter scores. Cody Freeman scores. TB 6, TEX 5

  • B7

    Walk Cody Freeman walks. Evan Carter to 2nd. TB 6, TEX 1

  • B7

    Single Evan Carter singles on a ground ball to center fielder Cedric Mullins, deflected by second baseman Richie Palacios. Jake Burger to 3rd. TB 6, TEX 1

  • B7

    Walk Jake Burger walks. TB 6, TEX 1

  • B7

    Groundout Ezequiel Duran grounds out, second baseman Richie Palacios to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TB 6, TEX 1

  • T7

    Flyout Victor Mesa Jr. flies out to center fielder Evan Carter. TB 6, TEX 1

  • T7

    Pop Out Liam Hicks pops out to third baseman Cody Freeman in foul territory. TB 6, TEX 1

  • T7

    Groundout Junior Caminero grounds out to first baseman Jake Burger. TB 6, TEX 1

  • B6

    Strikeout Brandon Nimmo called out on strikes. TB 6, TEX 1

  • B6

    Flyout Wyatt Langford flies out to center fielder Cedric Mullins. TB 6, TEX 1

  • B6

    Single Corey Seager singles on a ground ball to center fielder Cedric Mullins. TB 6, TEX 1

  • B6

    Groundout Joc Pederson grounds out to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TB 6, TEX 1

  • T6

    Strikeout Jonathan Aranda strikes out swinging. TB 6, TEX 1

  • T6

    Single Yandy Díaz singles on a line drive to left fielder Wyatt Langford. TB 6, TEX 1

  • T6

    Flyout Taylor Walls flies out to center fielder Evan Carter. TB 6, TEX 1

  • T6

    Flyout Richie Palacios flies out to center fielder Evan Carter. TB 6, TEX 1

  • B5

    Forceout Elias Díaz grounds into a force out, shortstop Taylor Walls to second baseman Richie Palacios. Jake Burger out at 2nd. TB 6, TEX 1

  • B5

    Pop Out Cody Freeman pops out to third baseman Junior Caminero in foul territory. TB 6, TEX 1

  • B5

    Strikeout Evan Carter strikes out swinging. TB 6, TEX 1

  • B5

    Single Rangers challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Jake Burger singles on a ground ball to second baseman Richie Palacios. TB 6, TEX 1

  • T5

    Double Play Cedric Mullins grounds into a double play, first baseman Jake Burger to third baseman Cody Freeman to shortstop Corey Seager to second baseman Ezequiel Duran to first baseman Jake Burger. Victor Mesa Jr. scores. Chandler Simpson out at 3rd. TB 6, TEX 1

  • T5

    Single Chandler Simpson singles on a ground ball to shortstop Corey Seager. Victor Mesa Jr. to 3rd. TB 5, TEX 1

  • T5

    Single Victor Mesa Jr. singles on a line drive to center fielder Evan Carter. Junior Caminero scores. Victor Mesa Jr. to 2nd. Victor Mesa Jr. advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by center fielder Evan Carter. TB 5, TEX 1

  • T5

    Pop Out Liam Hicks pops out to second baseman Ezequiel Duran. TB 4, TEX 1

  • T5

    Double Junior Caminero doubles (21) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Jonathan Aranda scores. TB 4, TEX 1

  • T5

    Double Jonathan Aranda hits a ground-rule double (22) on a line drive down the left-field line. Yandy Díaz scores. TB 3, TEX 1

  • T5

    Double Yandy Díaz doubles (24) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. TB 2, TEX 1

  • B4

    Groundout Ezequiel Duran grounds out, third baseman Junior Caminero to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TB 2, TEX 1

  • B4

    Lineout Brandon Nimmo lines out to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TB 2, TEX 1

  • B4

    Lineout Wyatt Langford lines out to left fielder Chandler Simpson. TB 2, TEX 1

  • T4

    Strikeout Taylor Walls called out on strikes. TB 2, TEX 1

  • T4

    Home Run Richie Palacios homers (7) on a line drive to right field. TB 2, TEX 1

  • T4

    Flyout Cedric Mullins flies out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. TB 1, TEX 1

  • T4

    Lineout Chandler Simpson lines out to center fielder Evan Carter. TB 1, TEX 1

  • B3

    Strikeout Liam Hicks challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Corey Seager called out on strikes. TB 1, TEX 1

  • B3

    Flyout Joc Pederson flies out to left fielder Chandler Simpson in foul territory. TB 1, TEX 1

  • B3

    Pop Out Elias Díaz pops out to first baseman Jonathan Aranda in foul territory. TB 1, TEX 1

  • T3

    Flyout Victor Mesa Jr. flies out to shortstop Corey Seager. TB 1, TEX 1

  • T3

    Single Liam Hicks singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Evan Carter. TB 1, TEX 1

  • T3

    Strikeout Junior Caminero called out on strikes. TB 1, TEX 1

  • T3

    Home Run Jonathan Aranda homers (18) on a fly ball to right center field. TB 1, TEX 1

  • T3

    Groundout Yandy Díaz grounds out, shortstop Corey Seager to first baseman Jake Burger. TB 0, TEX 1

  • B2

    Grounded Into DP Cody Freeman grounds into a double play, shortstop Taylor Walls to second baseman Richie Palacios to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. Jake Burger out at 2nd. Cody Freeman out at 1st. TB 0, TEX 1

  • B2

    Lineout Evan Carter lines out to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. TB 0, TEX 1

  • B2

    Walk Jake Burger walks. TB 0, TEX 1

  • B2

    Home Run Ezequiel Duran homers (17) on a fly ball to center field. TB 0, TEX 1

  • T2

    Pop Out Taylor Walls pops out to shortstop Corey Seager. TB 0, TEX 0

  • T2

    Hit By Pitch Richie Palacios hit by pitch. Chandler Simpson to 3rd. Cedric Mullins to 2nd. TB 0, TEX 0

  • T2

    Walk Cedric Mullins walks. Chandler Simpson to 2nd. TB 0, TEX 0

  • T2

    Single Chandler Simpson singles on a line drive to left fielder Wyatt Langford. TB 0, TEX 0

  • T2

    Lineout Victor Mesa Jr. lines out to left fielder Wyatt Langford. TB 0, TEX 0

  • T2

    Groundout Liam Hicks grounds out, first baseman Jake Burger to pitcher Robby Ahlstrom. TB 0, TEX 0

  • B1

    Lineout Brandon Nimmo lines out to left fielder Chandler Simpson. TB 0, TEX 0

  • B1

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

  • B1

    Single Corey Seager singles on a ground ball to center fielder Cedric Mullins. TB 0, TEX 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Liam Hicks challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Joc Pederson called out on strikes. TB 0, TEX 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Junior Caminero strikes out swinging. TB 0, TEX 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Jonathan Aranda strikes out swinging. TB 0, TEX 0

  • T1

    Lineout Yandy Díaz lines out sharply to center fielder Evan Carter. TB 0, TEX 0