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FinalFinal lineupsAL East / AL West

Tampa Bay Rays 7, Texas Rangers 6

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

8:05 PM ET · Globe Life FieldGame-day snapshot Sep 4, 11:20 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 12, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score56
Tampa Bay Rays
98–64 · 1st AL East · T-Score 56
7
7–6
FINAL
Texas Rangers
80–82 · 2nd AL West · T-Score 44
6
T-Score44
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRaysMartinez holds a modest edge in P-Score and WHIP, while the ERA gap is small.
Offense vs handRaysTampa owns a .752 OPS vs RHP, 4th in MLB; Texas ranks 28th vs RHP.
LineupRaysTampa's official lineup includes 6 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenRaysTampa owns a 3.77 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Texas's 4.25.
Team strengthRaysTampa leads 56–44 in T-Score, driven by stronger offense.

Starting pitchers

TB
Nick Martinez RHP
Nick Martinez
Tampa Bay Rays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.99
32nd
WHIP
1.10
26th
K/9
5.33
221st
BB/9
1.29
1st
P-Score59i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.05
92nd
OPS/R
–
IP
153.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.58
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
TEX
Trevor Williams RHP
Trevor Williams
Texas Rangers
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.93
WHIP
1.42
K/9
11.29
BB/9
3.44
FIP
–
HR/9
1.47
OPS/R
–
IP
18.1
Last 5 starts
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
3
How the starters differ
·Williams strikes out 6.0 more batters per nine innings.
·Martinez allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.10 WHIP compared with 1.42.
·Martinez enters with a 2.99 ERA compared with Williams's 3.93.
·Martinez allows the lower home-run rate: 1.05 vs 1.47 per nine.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricMartinezWilliamsNote
Career vs opponent– ERA, 2 GS– ERA, 2 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Martinez arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker32%92.4
Changeup26%78.3
Cutter22%89.2
Four-seam13%92.7
Curveball4%80.0
Slider4%85.2
Williams arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam39%89.9
Sweeper27%78.4
Sinker17%88.4
Changeup10%81.5
Slider8%82.5

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Rays vs RHP (Trevor Williams)
4th
in MLB
0.752OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Rangers vs RHP (Nick Martinez)
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
Tampa Bay RaysOfficial lineupvs RHP Trevor Williams
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Williams (BvP)
1Yandy DíazRDH78.80522.8161-for-3Very small sample
2Jonathan ArandaL1B67.79222.837No MLB historyNo history
3Junior CamineroR3B87.88442.871No MLB historyNo history
4Liam HicksLC61.80118.9023-for-4Very small sample
5Victor Mesa Jr.LRF70.82514.811No MLB historyNo history
6Chandler SimpsonLLF43.6890.718No MLB historyNo history
7Cedric MullinsLCF47.62815.6471-for-5Very small sample
8Richie PalaciosL2B49.70410.748No MLB historyNo history
9Taylor WallsSSS34.6072.644No MLB historyNo history
1Yandy Díaz DH · R.293 / .805 · 22 HRvs hand .816 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample78H-Score2Jonathan Aranda 1B · L.274 / .792 · 22 HRvs hand .837 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score3Junior Caminero 3B · R.276 / .884 · 42 HRvs hand .871 · No MLB history · No history87H-Score4Liam Hicks C · L.284 / .801 · 18 HRvs hand .902 · 3-for-4 · Very small sample61H-Score5Victor Mesa Jr. RF · L.260 / .825 · 14 HRvs hand .811 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score6Chandler Simpson LF · L.306 / .689 · 0 HRvs hand .718 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score7Cedric Mullins CF · L.205 / .628 · 15 HRvs hand .647 · 1-for-5 · Very small sample47H-Score8Richie Palacios 2B · L.235 / .704 · 10 HRvs hand .748 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score9Taylor Walls SS · S.222 / .607 · 2 HRvs hand .644 · No MLB history · No history34H-Score
Texas RangersOfficial lineupvs RHP Nick Martinez
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Martinez (BvP)
1Joc PedersonLDH71.81626.8341-for-2Very small sample
2Corey SeagerLSS67.73620.711No MLB historyNo history
3Wyatt LangfordRLF63.75417.788No MLB historyNo history
4Brandon NimmoLRF66.72914.6763-for-10Small sample
5Ezequiel DuranRSS61.73917.7071-for-2Very small sample
6Jake BurgerR1B65.72328.6590-for-5Very small sample
7Evan CarterLCF41.6039.658No MLB historyNo history
8Cody FreemanR3B—.6371.498No MLB historyNo history
9Elias DíazRC45.6708.5491-for-1Very small sample
1Joc Pederson DH · L.235 / .816 · 26 HRvs hand .834 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample71H-Score2Corey Seager SS · L.227 / .736 · 20 HRvs hand .711 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score3Wyatt Langford LF · R.238 / .754 · 17 HRvs hand .788 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score4Brandon Nimmo RF · L.260 / .729 · 14 HRvs hand .676 · 3-for-10 · Small sample66H-Score5Ezequiel Duran SS · R.260 / .739 · 17 HRvs hand .707 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample61H-Score6Jake Burger 1B · R.228 / .723 · 28 HRvs hand .659 · 0-for-5 · Very small sample65H-Score7Evan Carter CF · L.194 / .603 · 9 HRvs hand .658 · No MLB history · No history41H-Score8Cody Freeman 3B · R.247 / .637 · 1 HRvs hand .498 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Elias Díaz C · R.234 / .670 · 8 HRvs hand .549 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample45H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseTBTB·TEXTEX
AVG.258 1st.242 19th
OPS.728 8th.713 20th
Home runs169 22nd183 14th
Runs736 12th673 25th
OBP.326 5th.317 16th
SLG.402 13th.396 23rd
PitchingTBTB·TEXTEX
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.70vs4.32
TBTEX
WHIP1.14vs1.30
TBTEX
K/98.3vs8.5
TBTEX
HR Allowed201vs190
TBTEX
BullpenTBTB·TEXTEX
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.77vs4.25
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.15vs1.31
no league rank
Saves58vs43
TBTEX
ResultsTBTB·TEXTEX
+3798th
Run differential
+22926th
98–64 Record80–82
6–4 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
Tampa Bay Rays (6–4)
L
L
W
L
W
W
W
W
L
W
Texas Rangers (5–5)
W
L
W
W
W
L
L
L
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—3
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Rays?+
Nick Martinez (2.99 ERA, 13–4) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Rangers?+
Trevor Williams (3.93 ERA, 0–0) 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 Rays and Rangers performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Rangers 3–3 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
P-Score is available for one starter only.