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Tampa Bay Rays at Texas Rangers

Globe Life Field, Arlington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Texas Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8–6 on Sunday, September 6, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Tampa Bay Rays 6 98-64
at Texas Rangers 8 80-82

Line score

Team
Tampa Bay Rays 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 11 2
Texas Rangers 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 1 8 12 1
  • W: Trevor Williams (1-0)
  • L: Steven Matz
  • S: Jakob Junis

Home runs

  • Texas Rangers: Corey Seager (15), Jake Burger 2 (25)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 2nd Tampa Bay Rays Victor Mesa Jr. singles on a line drive to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Chandler Simpson scores. Jorge Mateo to 3rd. 1–0
Top 2nd Tampa Bay Rays Nick Fortes singles on a bunt ground ball to pitcher MacKenzie Gore. Jorge Mateo scores. Victor Mesa Jr. to 2nd. 2–0
Top 2nd Tampa Bay Rays Yandy Díaz singles on a line drive to center fielder Ezequiel Duran. Victor Mesa Jr. scores. Nick Fortes to 3rd. 3–0
Top 2nd Tampa Bay Rays Jonathan Aranda out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Ezequiel Duran. Nick Fortes scores. Yandy Díaz to 2nd. 4–0
Bottom 2nd Texas Rangers Jake Burger homers (24) on a fly ball to left center field. 4–1
Top 4th Tampa Bay Rays Junior Caminero out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Yandy Díaz scores. 5–1
Bottom 4th Texas Rangers Jake Burger homers (25) on a fly ball to center field. Wyatt Langford scores. 5–3
Bottom 4th Texas Rangers Justin Foscue doubles (12) on a line drive to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. Logan O'Hoppe scores. Ezequiel Duran scores. Corey Seager to 3rd. 5–5
Bottom 5th Texas Rangers Elias Díaz singles on a line drive to center fielder Jonny DeLuca. Jake Burger scores. Logan O'Hoppe to 2nd. 5–6
Bottom 5th Texas Rangers Ezequiel Duran singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. Logan O'Hoppe scores. Elias Díaz to 2nd. 5–7
Top 7th Tampa Bay Rays Jonny DeLuca singles on a line drive to center fielder Evan Carter. Chandler Simpson scores. Jonny DeLuca to 2nd. 6–7
Bottom 8th Texas Rangers Corey Seager homers (15) on a fly ball to left center field. 6–8

Box score

Tampa Bay Rays

Batter
Yandy Díaz DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 .305
Jonathan Aranda 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .279
Richie Palacios 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
Junior Caminero 3B 2 0 0 1 2 0 .280
Ryan Vilade 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 .262
Liam Hicks PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .288
Chandler Simpson LF 5 2 2 0 0 0 .308
Jonny DeLuca CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 .262
Jorge Mateo SS 4 1 0 0 0 1 .214
Victor Mesa Jr. RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .232
Nick Fortes C 4 1 1 1 0 1 .265
Totals 36 6 11 6 4 4
Pitcher
Ian Seymour 3.0 5 4 3 1 2 2 75 4.33
Kevin Kelly 0.2 1 1 0 0 1 0 12 2.16
Steven Matz (L, 5-5)(BS, 1) 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 0 33 5.88
Casey Legumina 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 18 3.76
Ty Johnson 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 14 0.00
Cole Sulser 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 1 21 4.94

Texas Rangers

Batter
Ezequiel Duran 3B 5 1 3 1 0 2 .277
Corey Seager SS 5 1 1 1 0 0 .227
Justin Foscue 2B 4 0 1 2 0 0 .265
Nicky Lopez 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 .262
Brandon Nimmo RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .264
Wyatt Langford LF 2 1 0 0 3 1 .245
Jake Burger 1B 4 3 2 3 1 2 .239
Logan O'Hoppe DH 3 2 2 0 0 0 .218
Joc Pederson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235
Cam Cauley DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207
Danny Jansen DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .170
Elias Díaz C 3 0 1 1 0 1 .233
Cody Freeman 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .256
Evan Carter CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .194
Totals 37 8 12 8 5 8
Pitcher
MacKenzie Gore 3.0 8 5 5 3 1 0 68 4.51
Trevor Williams (W, 1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 30 3.38
Chase Silseth (H, 15) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.98
Tyler Alexander (H, 12) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 17 3.30
Jacob Latz (H, 3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 1.85
Jakob Junis (S, 6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.74

Game info

Weather
74 degrees, Roof Closed
Wind
0 mph, None
First pitch
1:38 PM
Time of game
3:07
Attendance
33,285
Umpires
Home Plate: Derek Thomas, First Base: Lance Barksdale, Second Base: Ryan Wills, Third Base: Will Little

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
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Texas Rangers 0 at Tampa Bay Rays 3 Final Game page
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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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