Texas Rangers vs Toronto Blue Jays, September 18, 2026

Blue JaysTOR
1-7
Final
RangersTEX

September 18, 2026, 8:05 PM ET | Globe Life Field

Last 5 Form

Toronto Blue Jays

2-3

Last 5
W 8-1
vs BAL
L 5-6
vs DET
L 1-10
vs DET
W 5-1
vs DET
L 1-7
@ TEX

Texas Rangers

4-1

Last 5
W 7-6
@ AZ
W 4-2
vs BOS
W 7-3
vs BOS
L 3-4
vs BOS
W 7-1
vs TOR

Starting Pitchers

Toronto Blue Jays

Dylan Cease headshot
Dylan Cease
Recorded starter

Texas Rangers

Kumar Rocker headshot
Kumar Rocker
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Sep 18, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Toronto Blue Jays76-78.494#4#517.5
Texas Rangers77-77.500#2#4-
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Toronto Blue JaysTexas Rangers
.691
OPS
.713
152
HR
183
648
Runs
673
3.90
ERA
4.32
1.29
WHIP
1.30
1410
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.

Toronto Blue Jays

Hitters

Kazuma Okamoto headshot
Kazuma Okamoto

4 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

George Springer headshot
George Springer

5 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. headshot
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

6 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Brendan Cellucci headshot
Brendan Cellucci

3.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Max Scherzer headshot
Max Scherzer

5.0 IP, 3 SO, 1.80 ERA

Dylan Cease headshot
Dylan Cease

7.2 IP, 12 SO, 2.35 ERA

Texas Rangers

Hitters

Corey Seager headshot
Corey Seager

8 H, 1 HR, 7 RBI

Josh Jung headshot
Josh Jung

7 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Ezequiel Duran headshot
Ezequiel Duran

5 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Trevor Williams headshot
Trevor Williams

4.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Cody Bradford headshot
Cody Bradford

4.1 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Nathan Eovaldi headshot
Nathan Eovaldi

4.0 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.

Trevor Williams headshot
Trevor Williams
Texas Rangers, MLBDB pick
Kumar Rocker headshot
Kumar Rocker
Texas Rangers, MLBDB pick
Dylan Cease headshot
Dylan Cease
Toronto Blue Jays, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Texas Rangers 7, Toronto Blue Jays 1: TOR 5 hits, TEX 7 hits; TOR 3 errors, TEX 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Toronto Blue Jays000010000153
Texas Rangers04001101x770

Box Score

Batting

Myles Straw led Toronto Blue Jays with 2 hits and 1 RBI.

Toronto Blue Jays batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Brett BatemanCF/RF4000010
Nathan LukesRF2000000
Davis SchneiderPH/LF1000000
Sean KeysPH/LF1000000
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B4010010
George SpringerDH4000010
Alejandro KirkC4010010
Kazuma Okamoto3B3010110
Josh Smith2B3100110
Ernie ClementSS3000010
Myles StrawLF/CF3021000
Totals32151270

Nicky Lopez led Texas Rangers with 2 hits.

Texas Rangers batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Ezequiel Duran3B4111000
Corey SeagerSS4011110
Josh JungDH4010110
Brandon NimmoRF3100210
Alejandro OsunaRF0000000
Wyatt LangfordLF2211300
Jake Burger1B2112210
Nicky Lopez2B5120010
Elias DíazC3000120
Evan CarterCF4101020
Totals317761090

Pitching

Dylan Cease went 2.2 innings for Toronto Blue Jays (3 SO, 1 ER); Kumar Rocker went 4.1 innings for Texas Rangers (2 SO, 1 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Toronto Blue Jays
Dylan Cease2.2341630
Brendan Cellucci1.1000010
Braydon Fisher0.2111200
Brendon Little0.2110220
José Rodríguez1.2100020
Joe Mantiply1.0110010
Texas Rangers
Kumar Rocker4.1311220
Tyler Alexander0.2000010
Trevor Williams4.0200040
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

    Fielders Choice Evan Carter reaches on a fielder's choice. Wyatt Langford scores. Jake Burger scores. Nicky Lopez to 3rd. Evan Carter to 2nd. Throwing error by shortstop Ernie Clement. TOR 0, TEX 2

  • B2

    Sac Fly Ezequiel Duran out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Nathan Lukes. Nicky Lopez scores. Evan Carter to 3rd. TOR 0, TEX 3

  • B2

    Double Corey Seager doubles (16) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Nathan Lukes. Evan Carter scores. TOR 0, TEX 4

  • T5

    Double Myles Straw doubles (19) on a line drive to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Josh Smith scores. Ernie Clement to 3rd. TOR 1, TEX 4

  • B5

    Sac Fly Jake Burger out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Davis Schneider. Brandon Nimmo scores. TOR 1, TEX 5

  • B6

    Walk Wyatt Langford walks. Ezequiel Duran scores. Josh Jung to 3rd. Brandon Nimmo to 2nd. TOR 1, TEX 6

  • B8

    Double Jake Burger doubles (23) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Brett Bateman. Wyatt Langford scores. TOR 1, TEX 7

Play-by-Play

All 77 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Lineout Josh Smith lines out to right fielder Alejandro Osuna. TOR 1, TEX 7

  • T9

    Flyout Kazuma Okamoto flies out to left fielder Wyatt Langford. TOR 1, TEX 7

  • T9

    Groundout Alejandro Kirk grounds out, shortstop Corey Seager to first baseman Jake Burger. TOR 1, TEX 7

  • B8

    Strikeout Nicky Lopez strikes out swinging. TOR 1, TEX 7

  • B8

    Double Jake Burger doubles (23) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Brett Bateman. Wyatt Langford scores. TOR 1, TEX 7

  • B8

    Field Error Wyatt Langford advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by third baseman Kazuma Okamoto. TOR 1, TEX 6

  • B8

    Groundout Brandon Nimmo grounds out, second baseman Josh Smith to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 1, TEX 6

  • B8

    Groundout Josh Jung grounds out, shortstop Ernie Clement to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 1, TEX 6

  • T8

    Strikeout George Springer called out on strikes. TOR 1, TEX 6

  • T8

    Groundout Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounds out, third baseman Ezequiel Duran to first baseman Jake Burger. TOR 1, TEX 6

  • T8

    Groundout Sean Keys grounds out sharply, second baseman Nicky Lopez to first baseman Jake Burger. TOR 1, TEX 6

  • B7

    Lineout Corey Seager lines out sharply to center fielder Myles Straw. TOR 1, TEX 6

  • B7

    Double Ezequiel Duran doubles (27) on a line drive to left fielder Davis Schneider. TOR 1, TEX 6

  • B7

    Pop Out Evan Carter pops out to third baseman Kazuma Okamoto in foul territory. TOR 1, TEX 6

  • B7

    Strikeout Elias Díaz strikes out swinging. TOR 1, TEX 6

  • T7

    Groundout Brett Bateman grounds out to first baseman Jake Burger. TOR 1, TEX 6

  • T7

    Single Myles Straw singles on a line drive to center fielder Evan Carter. TOR 1, TEX 6

  • T7

    Flyout Ernie Clement flies out to left fielder Wyatt Langford. TOR 1, TEX 6

  • T7

    Strikeout Josh Smith strikes out swinging. TOR 1, TEX 6

  • B6

    Forceout Nicky Lopez grounds into a force out, fielded by shortstop Ernie Clement. Wyatt Langford out at 2nd. TOR 1, TEX 6

  • B6

    Strikeout Jake Burger strikes out swinging. TOR 1, TEX 6

  • B6

    Walk Wyatt Langford walks. Ezequiel Duran scores. Josh Jung to 3rd. Brandon Nimmo to 2nd. TOR 1, TEX 6

  • B6

    Walk Brandon Nimmo walks. Josh Jung to 2nd. TOR 1, TEX 5

  • B6

    Single Josh Jung singles on a ground ball to center fielder Myles Straw, deflected by shortstop Ernie Clement. Ezequiel Duran to 3rd. TOR 1, TEX 5

  • B6

    Strikeout Corey Seager strikes out swinging. TOR 1, TEX 5

  • B6

    Field Error Ezequiel Duran reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Kazuma Okamoto. TOR 1, TEX 5

  • T6

    Strikeout Kazuma Okamoto strikes out swinging. TOR 1, TEX 5

  • T6

    Strikeout Alejandro Kirk strikes out on a foul tip. TOR 1, TEX 5

  • T6

    Flyout George Springer flies out to center fielder Evan Carter. TOR 1, TEX 5

  • T6

    Single Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Wyatt Langford. TOR 1, TEX 5

  • B5

    Strikeout Evan Carter strikes out swinging. TOR 1, TEX 5

  • B5

    Walk Elias Díaz walks. Wyatt Langford to 2nd. TOR 1, TEX 5

  • B5

    Lineout Nicky Lopez lines out sharply to right fielder Brett Bateman. TOR 1, TEX 5

  • B5

    Sac Fly Jake Burger out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Davis Schneider. Brandon Nimmo scores. TOR 1, TEX 5

  • B5

    Single Wyatt Langford singles on a line drive to left fielder Davis Schneider. Brandon Nimmo to 3rd. TOR 1, TEX 4

  • B5

    Walk Brandon Nimmo walks. TOR 1, TEX 4

  • T5

    Flyout Davis Schneider flies out to left fielder Wyatt Langford. TOR 1, TEX 4

  • T5

    Strikeout Elias Díaz challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Brett Bateman called out on strikes. TOR 1, TEX 4

  • T5

    Double Myles Straw doubles (19) on a line drive to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Josh Smith scores. Ernie Clement to 3rd. TOR 1, TEX 4

  • T5

    Forceout Ernie Clement grounds into a force out, fielded by third baseman Ezequiel Duran. Kazuma Okamoto out at 3rd. Josh Smith to 2nd. Ernie Clement to 1st. TOR 0, TEX 4

  • T5

    Walk Josh Smith walks. Kazuma Okamoto to 2nd. TOR 0, TEX 4

  • T5

    Walk Kazuma Okamoto walks. TOR 0, TEX 4

  • B4

    Groundout Josh Jung grounds out, third baseman Kazuma Okamoto to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 0, TEX 4

  • B4

    Groundout Corey Seager grounds out, second baseman Josh Smith to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 0, TEX 4

  • B4

    Lineout Ezequiel Duran lines out to second baseman Josh Smith. TOR 0, TEX 4

  • T4

    Groundout Alejandro Kirk grounds out, second baseman Nicky Lopez to first baseman Jake Burger. TOR 0, TEX 4

  • T4

    Groundout George Springer grounds out, third baseman Ezequiel Duran to first baseman Jake Burger. TOR 0, TEX 4

  • T4

    Groundout Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounds out, third baseman Ezequiel Duran to first baseman Jake Burger. TOR 0, TEX 4

  • B3

    Strikeout Evan Carter strikes out swinging. TOR 0, TEX 4

  • B3

    Strikeout Elias Díaz strikes out swinging. TOR 0, TEX 4

  • B3

    Single Nicky Lopez singles on a line drive to right fielder Nathan Lukes. Wyatt Langford to 3rd. Jake Burger to 2nd. TOR 0, TEX 4

  • B3

    Walk Jake Burger walks. Wyatt Langford to 2nd. TOR 0, TEX 4

  • B3

    Walk Wyatt Langford walks. TOR 0, TEX 4

  • B3

    Strikeout Brandon Nimmo strikes out on a foul tip. TOR 0, TEX 4

  • T3

    Flyout Nathan Lukes flies out to center fielder Evan Carter. TOR 0, TEX 4

  • T3

    Groundout Brett Bateman grounds out, second baseman Nicky Lopez to first baseman Jake Burger. TOR 0, TEX 4

  • T3

    Pop Out Myles Straw pops out to first baseman Jake Burger in foul territory. TOR 0, TEX 4

  • B2

    Strikeout Josh Jung strikes out swinging. TOR 0, TEX 4

  • B2

    Double Corey Seager doubles (16) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Nathan Lukes. Evan Carter scores. TOR 0, TEX 4

  • B2

    Sac Fly Ezequiel Duran out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Nathan Lukes. Nicky Lopez scores. Evan Carter to 3rd. TOR 0, TEX 3

  • B2

    Fielders Choice Evan Carter reaches on a fielder's choice. Wyatt Langford scores. Jake Burger scores. Nicky Lopez to 3rd. Evan Carter to 2nd. Throwing error by shortstop Ernie Clement. TOR 0, TEX 2

  • B2

    Flyout Elias Díaz flies out to center fielder Brett Bateman. TOR 0, TEX 0

  • B2

    Single Nicky Lopez singles on a line drive to right fielder Nathan Lukes. Wyatt Langford to 3rd. Jake Burger to 2nd. TOR 0, TEX 0

  • B2

    Walk Jake Burger walks. TOR 0, TEX 0

  • B2

    Walk Wyatt Langford walks. TOR 0, TEX 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Ernie Clement strikes out swinging. TOR 0, TEX 0

  • T2

    Flyout Josh Smith flies out to left fielder Wyatt Langford. TOR 0, TEX 0

  • T2

    Single Kazuma Okamoto singles on a ground ball to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Alejandro Kirk to 2nd. TOR 0, TEX 0

  • T2

    Single Alejandro Kirk singles on a ground ball to left fielder Wyatt Langford. TOR 0, TEX 0

  • T2

    Groundout George Springer grounds out, pitcher Kumar Rocker to second baseman Nicky Lopez to first baseman Jake Burger. TOR 0, TEX 0

  • B1

    Grounded Into DP Brandon Nimmo grounds into a double play, second baseman Josh Smith to shortstop Ernie Clement to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Josh Jung out at 2nd. Brandon Nimmo out at 1st. TOR 0, TEX 0

  • B1

    Walk Josh Jung walks. TOR 0, TEX 0

  • B1

    Walk Corey Seager walks. TOR 0, TEX 0

  • B1

    Pop Out Ezequiel Duran pops out to second baseman Josh Smith. TOR 0, TEX 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Vladimir Guerrero Jr. strikes out swinging. TOR 0, TEX 0

  • T1

    Groundout Nathan Lukes grounds out, third baseman Ezequiel Duran to first baseman Jake Burger. TOR 0, TEX 0

  • T1

    Groundout Brett Bateman grounds out, first baseman Jake Burger to pitcher Kumar Rocker. TOR 0, TEX 0