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FinalFinal lineupsNL West / AL West

San Francisco Giants 4, Texas Rangers 5

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

8:05 PM ET · Globe Life FieldGame-day snapshot Aug 4, 9:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 8, 5:01 AM ET
T-Score40
San Francisco Giants
65–97 · 4th NL West · T-Score 40
4
4–5
FINAL
Texas Rangers
80–82 · 2nd AL West · T-Score 44
5
T-Score44
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRangersGore holds a modest edge in P-Score and K/9, while the ERA gap is small.
Offense vs handEvenBoth offenses perform near the same level against the opposing starter's handedness.
BullpenEvenThe two bullpens have produced similar season ERA and WHIP.
Recent formGiantsSan has been the better recent team, at 5–5 over the last 10.
Plate disciplineRangersTexas has drawn 362 walks this season, 67 more than San.

Starting pitchers

SF
Blade Tidwell RHP
Blade Tidwell
San Francisco Giants
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.00
135th
WHIP
1.08
62nd
K/9
7.50
150th
BB/9
2.25
127th
P-Score39i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.75
128th
OPS/R
–
IP
12.0
Last 5 starts
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
98
TEX
MacKenzie Gore LHP
MacKenzie Gore
Texas Rangers
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.77
144th
WHIP
1.26
129th
K/9
9.98
67th
BB/9
3.23
150th
P-Score50i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.17
75th
OPS/R
–
IP
122.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
6.41
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Gore strikes out 2.5 more batters per nine innings.
·Tidwell enters with a 3.00 ERA compared with Gore's 4.77.
·Tidwell allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.08 WHIP compared with 1.26.
·Tidwell allows the lower home-run rate: 0.75 vs 1.17 per nine.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Tidwell arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam33%95.1
Sweeper32%82.5
Sinker17%93.1
Slider9%88.0
Changeup4%83.4
Curveball4%83.4
Gore arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam47%95.1
Curveball18%81.5
Changeup13%86.2
Slider10%85.7
Cutter6%89.9
Sinker5%95.1

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Giants vs LHP (MacKenzie Gore)
29th
in MLB
0.658OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Rangers vs RHP (Blade Tidwell)
28th
in MLB
0.692OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Gore (BvP)
1Osleivis BasabeR2B37.6095.394No MLB historyNo history
2Jung Hoo LeeLRF54.72410.612No MLB historyNo history
3Willy AdamesRSS50.71321.653No MLB historyNo history
4Rafael DeversL1B81.86537.573No MLB historyNo history
5Daniel SusacRC35.6643.912No MLB historyNo history
6Buddy KennedyR3B—.3640.212No MLB historyNo history
7Eddys LeonardRSS—.6250.600No MLB historyNo history
8Grant McCrayLCF—.5232.585No MLB historyNo history
9Christian KossRSS26.5624.750No MLB historyNo history
1Osleivis Basabe 2B · R.202 / .609 · 5 HRvs hand .394 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score2Jung Hoo Lee RF · L.276 / .724 · 10 HRvs hand .612 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score3Willy Adames SS · R.230 / .713 · 21 HRvs hand .653 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score4Rafael Devers 1B · L.258 / .865 · 37 HRvs hand .573 · No MLB history · No history81H-Score5Daniel Susac C · R.243 / .664 · 3 HRvs hand .912 · No MLB history · No history35H-Score6Buddy Kennedy 3B · R.116 / .364 · 0 HRvs hand .212 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score7Eddys Leonard SS · R.250 / .625 · 0 HRvs hand .600 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score8Grant McCray CF · L.143 / .523 · 2 HRvs hand .585 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Christian Koss SS · R.217 / .562 · 4 HRvs hand .750 · No MLB history · No history26H-Score
Texas RangersOfficial lineupvs RHP Blade Tidwell
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Tidwell (BvP)
1Joc PedersonLDH74.81626.834No MLB historyNo history
2Wyatt LangfordRLF65.75417.788No MLB historyNo history
3Corey SeagerLSS70.73620.711No MLB historyNo history
4Brandon NimmoLRF69.72914.676No MLB historyNo history
5Ezequiel DuranRSS63.73917.707No MLB historyNo history
6Evan CarterLCF43.6039.658No MLB historyNo history
7Elias DíazRC47.6708.549No MLB historyNo history
8Nicky LopezL2B34.6341.682No MLB historyNo history
9Justin FoscueR2B67.81611.512No MLB historyNo history
1Joc Pederson DH · L.235 / .816 · 26 HRvs hand .834 · No MLB history · No history74H-Score2Wyatt Langford LF · R.238 / .754 · 17 HRvs hand .788 · No MLB history · No history65H-Score3Corey Seager SS · L.227 / .736 · 20 HRvs hand .711 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score4Brandon Nimmo RF · L.260 / .729 · 14 HRvs hand .676 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score5Ezequiel Duran SS · R.260 / .739 · 17 HRvs hand .707 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score6Evan Carter CF · L.194 / .603 · 9 HRvs hand .658 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score7Elias Díaz C · R.234 / .670 · 8 HRvs hand .549 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score8Nicky Lopez 2B · L.270 / .634 · 1 HRvs hand .682 · No MLB history · No history34H-Score9Justin Foscue 2B · R.271 / .816 · 11 HRvs hand .512 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseSFSF·TEXTEX
AVG.245 14th.242 18th
OPS.706 24th.713 20th
Home runs178 20th183 14th
Runs669 26th673 25th
OBP.306 29th.317 14th
SLG.400 18th.396 21st
PitchingSFSF·TEXTEX
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.33vs4.32
SFTEX
WHIP1.36vs1.30
SFTEX
K/97.6vs8.5
SFTEX
HR Allowed160vs190
SFTEX
BullpenSFSF·TEXTEX
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.17vs4.24
no league rank
Saves30vs43
SFTEX
ResultsSFSF·TEXTEX
+23724th
Run differential
+20725th
65–97 Record80–82
5–5 Last 103–7
Last 10 games
San Francisco Giants (5–5)
W
L
L
L
W
W
L
W
L
W
Texas Rangers (3–7)
L
L
L
L
L
L
W
W
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—1
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Giants?+
Blade Tidwell (3.00 ERA, 0–0) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Rangers?+
MacKenzie Gore (4.77 ERA, 6–9) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
8:05 PM ET at Globe Life Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Giants and Rangers performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Rangers 1–2 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Blade Tidwell is at 39; MacKenzie Gore is at 50. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.