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Tampa Bay Rays at Texas Rangers

Globe Life Field, Arlington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Texas Rangers 7–6 on Friday, September 4, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Tampa Bay Rays 7 98-64
at Texas Rangers 6 80-82

Line score

Team
Tampa Bay Rays 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 1 7 12 0
Texas Rangers 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 6 7 1
  • W: Nick Martinez (14-4)
  • L: Kumar Rocker
  • S: Tyler Wells

Home runs

  • Tampa Bay Rays: Jonathan Aranda (18), Richie Palacios (7)
  • Texas Rangers: Ezequiel Duran (17), Elias Díaz (7)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 2nd Texas Rangers Ezequiel Duran homers (17) on a fly ball to center field. 0–1
Top 3rd Tampa Bay Rays Jonathan Aranda homers (18) on a fly ball to right center field. 1–1
Top 4th Tampa Bay Rays Richie Palacios homers (7) on a line drive to right field. 2–1
Top 5th Tampa Bay Rays Jonathan Aranda hits a ground-rule double (22) on a line drive down the left-field line. Yandy Díaz scores. 3–1
Top 5th Tampa Bay Rays Junior Caminero doubles (21) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Jonathan Aranda scores. 4–1
Top 5th Tampa Bay Rays 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. 5–1
Top 5th Tampa Bay Rays 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. 6–1
Bottom 7th Texas Rangers Elias Díaz hits a grand slam (7) to left center field. Jake Burger scores. Evan Carter scores. Cody Freeman scores. 6–5
Top 9th Tampa Bay Rays Junior Caminero singles on a line drive to center fielder Evan Carter. Jorge Mateo scores. Jonathan Aranda to 2nd. 7–5
Bottom 9th Texas Rangers Elias Díaz out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Chandler Simpson. Jake Burger scores. Evan Carter to 3rd. 7–6

Box score

Tampa Bay Rays

Batter
Yandy Díaz DH 5 1 3 0 0 0 .306
Jorge Mateo DH 0 1 0 0 0 0 .221
Jonathan Aranda 1B 4 2 2 2 0 2 .277
Junior Caminero 3B 5 1 2 2 0 2 .280
Liam Hicks C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .287
Ryan Vilade PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .266
Kenny Piper C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Victor Mesa Jr. RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 .220
Chandler Simpson LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .311
Cedric Mullins CF 3 0 0 1 1 0 .205
Richie Palacios 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .225
Taylor Walls SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .219
Totals 38 7 12 7 1 7
Pitcher
Nick Martinez (W, 14-4) 6.1 5 3 3 2 4 1 90 3.04
Garrett Cleavinger 0.0 2 2 2 1 0 1 13 4.79
Cam Booser (H, 10) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.38
Kevin Kelly (H, 29) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.92
Bryan Baker 0.0 0 1 1 2 0 0 15 1.64
Tyler Wells (S, 6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.51

Texas Rangers

Batter
Joc Pederson DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 .235
Justin Foscue DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 .263
Corey Seager SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 .227
Wyatt Langford LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .249
Brandon Nimmo RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .266
Ezequiel Duran 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .276
Jake Burger 1B 1 2 1 0 3 0 .237
Evan Carter CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .195
Cody Freeman 3B 2 1 0 0 1 0 .274
Nicky Lopez PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
Elias Díaz C 3 1 1 5 0 0 .233
Totals 30 6 7 6 5 4
Pitcher
Trevor Williams 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 3.72
Robby Ahlstrom 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 6.29
Kumar Rocker (L, 5-11)(BS, 1) 5.0 9 6 5 0 3 2 73 4.61
Tyler Alexander 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 3.26
Chase Silseth 0.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 9 3.04
Adam Macko 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 5.19

Game info

Weather
74 degrees, Roof Closed
Wind
0 mph, None
First pitch
7:08 PM
Time of game
2:58
Attendance
25,584
Umpires
Home Plate: Ryan Wills, First Base: Will Little, Second Base: Derek Thomas, Third Base: Lance Barksdale

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
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Texas Rangers 0 at Tampa Bay Rays 3 Final Game page
Texas Rangers 2 at Tampa Bay Rays 3 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 0 at Texas Rangers 6 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 7 at Texas Rangers 6 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 6 at Texas Rangers 3 Final (10) Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 6 at Texas Rangers 8 Final Game page

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