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TB · Away · 83-56

Tampa Bay Rays

AL East · 1st · —

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TEX · Home · 69-71

Texas Rangers

AL West · 4th · 2.0 GB

Starting pitcher matchup

Nick Martinez —

Tampa Bay Rays

2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)

ERA

—

28th

WHIP

—

31st

K/9

—

218th

BB/9

—

1st

FIP

3.92

HR/9

—

84th

OPS/R

0.707

—

2026 ERA splits

Home ERA3.92

Road ERA1.96

Last 5 starts

ERA

—

QUALITY
START %

—

DAYS
REST

—

Kumar Rocker —

Texas Rangers

2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)

ERA

—

130th

WHIP

—

165th

K/9

—

87th

BB/9

—

160th

FIP

4.35

HR/9

—

128th

OPS/R

0.644

—

2026 ERA splits

Home ERA4.76

Road ERA4.00

Last 5 starts

ERA

—

QUALITY
START %

—

DAYS
REST

—

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand (2026)

Rays vs — (Kumar Rocker)

6th

in MLB

0.752OPS

.600.700.800.9001.000

Texas vs — (Nick Martinez)

24th

in MLB

0.698OPS

.600.700.800.9001.000

2026 season team comparison

Tampa Bay Rays

Stat

Texas Rangers

— (1st)

Batting Average

— (16th)

— (7th)

OPS

— (18th)

— (23rd)

Home Runs

— (16th)

— (15th)

Runs Scored

— (26th)

— (8th)

Team ERA

— (22nd)

— (1st)

Team WHIP

— (17th)

— (19th)

K/9 (Starters)

— (11th)

Runs scored & allowed per inning (2026)

Rays

Runs Scored

0.50

0.45

0.49

0.60

0.45

0.53

0.45

0.57

0.43

Runs Allowed

0.42

0.37

0.47

0.32

0.55

0.54

0.40

0.42

Rangers

Runs Scored

0.53

0.39

0.59

0.43

0.51

0.43

0.34

0.44

0.48

Runs Allowed

0.69

0.41

0.38

0.46

0.63

0.39

0.59

0.51

0.47

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