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Tampa Bay Rays 6, Texas Rangers 3

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:05 PM ET · Globe Life FieldGame-day snapshot Sep 6, 4:35 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 20, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score51
Tampa Bay Rays
98–64 · 1st AL East · T-Score 51
6
6–3
FINAL · 10 innings
Texas Rangers
80–82 · 2nd AL West · T-Score 35
3
T-Score35
FINAL · 10 innings
Pitching recap
PitcherTeamRoleIPHERBBKP
Drew RasmussenTB
Starter
7.0310797
Tyler WellsTB
ReliefWin
2.0000327
Jacob deGromTEX
Starter
6.0421790
Jacob LatzTEX
ReliefLoss
1.2122122
Scoring by inning
12345678910RHE
TBTampa Bay Rays10001001036——
TEXTexas Rangers00000102003——
Top hitters
Jonathan Aranda2-for-5 · 1 HR · 3 RBI
Junior Caminero2-for-5 · 1 HR · 1 RBI
Richie Palacios1-for-2 · 1 HR · 1 RBI
Joc Pederson1-for-3 · 1 HR · 1 RBI
Evan Carter1-for-4 · 1 HR · 1 RBI

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRaysRasmussen 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.
BullpenRaysTampa owns a 3.78 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Texas's 4.29.
Starter formRangersdeGrom has a 1.13 ERA over his last five starts, while Rasmussen is at 3.41.
Recent formRaysTampa has been the better recent team, at 6–4 over the last 10.

Pregame contextStarting pitchers

TB
Drew Rasmussen RHP
Drew Rasmussen
Tampa Bay Rays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.88
12th
WHIP
0.91
5th
K/9
9.16
63rd
BB/9
1.58
4th
P-Score75i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.82
23rd
OPS/R
–
IP
153.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.41
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
TEX
Jacob deGrom RHP
Jacob deGrom
Texas Rangers
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.96
116th
WHIP
1.12
46th
K/9
10.93
7th
BB/9
2.39
56th
P-Score64i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.19
95th
OPS/R
–
IP
143.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.13
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
How the starters differ
·Rasmussen allows fewer baserunners, with a 0.91 WHIP compared with 1.12.
·deGrom strikes out 1.8 more batters per nine innings.
·Rasmussen enters with a 2.88 ERA compared with deGrom's 3.96.
·deGrom has produced a quality start in 100% of outings versus 60%.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Rasmussen arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Cutter29%90.0
Four-seam28%95.8
Sinker24%95.3
Changeup13%89.6
Curveball3%80.1
Sweeper3%84.5
deGrom arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam42%97.3
Slider35%91.3
Changeup14%89.7
Curveball7%80.7
Sinker3%96.5

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Rays vs RHP (Jacob deGrom)
4th
in MLB
0.752OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Rangers vs RHP (Drew Rasmussen)
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 Jacob deGrom
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs deGrom (BvP)
1Yandy DíazRDH78.80522.8160-for-3Very small sample
2Jonathan ArandaL1B76.79222.8372-for-3Very small sample
3Junior CamineroR3B87.88442.871No MLB historyNo history
4Kenny PiperRC—.9201.453No MLB historyNo history
5Chandler SimpsonLLF43.6890.718No MLB historyNo history
6Victor Mesa Jr.LRF70.82514.811No MLB historyNo history
7Cedric MullinsLCF47.62815.6470-for-3Very small sample
8Jorge MateoRSS31.5595.6910-for-2Very small sample
9Taylor WallsSSS36.6072.644No MLB historyNo history
1Yandy Díaz DH · R.293 / .805 · 22 HRvs hand .816 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample78H-Score2Jonathan Aranda 1B · L.274 / .792 · 22 HRvs hand .837 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample76H-Score3Junior Caminero 3B · R.276 / .884 · 42 HRvs hand .871 · No MLB history · No history87H-Score4Kenny Piper C · R.222 / .920 · 1 HRvs hand .453 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score5Chandler Simpson LF · L.306 / .689 · 0 HRvs hand .718 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score6Victor Mesa Jr. RF · L.260 / .825 · 14 HRvs hand .811 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score7Cedric Mullins CF · L.205 / .628 · 15 HRvs hand .647 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample47H-Score8Jorge Mateo SS · R.203 / .559 · 5 HRvs hand .691 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample31H-Score9Taylor Walls SS · S.222 / .607 · 2 HRvs hand .644 · No MLB history · No history36H-Score
Texas RangersOfficial lineupvs RHP Drew Rasmussen
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Rasmussen (BvP)
1Justin FoscueR2B64.81611.512No MLB historyNo history
2Corey SeagerLSS67.73620.711No MLB historyNo history
3Wyatt LangfordRLF63.75417.7880-for-3Very small sample
4Brandon NimmoLRF66.72914.6763-for-3Very small sample
5Ezequiel DuranRSS61.73917.707No MLB historyNo history
6Jake BurgerR1B65.72328.6593-for-8Very small sample
7Evan CarterLCF41.6039.6580-for-1Very small sample
8Cody FreemanR3B—.6371.498No MLB historyNo history
9Elias DíazRC45.6708.549No MLB historyNo history
1Justin Foscue 2B · R.271 / .816 · 11 HRvs hand .512 · No MLB history · No history64H-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 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample63H-Score4Brandon Nimmo RF · L.260 / .729 · 14 HRvs hand .676 · 3-for-3 · Very small sample66H-Score5Ezequiel Duran SS · R.260 / .739 · 17 HRvs hand .707 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score6Jake Burger 1B · R.228 / .723 · 28 HRvs hand .659 · 3-for-8 · Very small sample65H-Score7Evan Carter CF · L.194 / .603 · 9 HRvs hand .658 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample41H-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 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseTBTB·TEXTEX
AVG.258 2nd.242 18th
OPS.728 8th.713 20th
Home runs169 22nd183 15th
Runs736 12th673 25th
OBP.326 5th.317 15th
SLG.402 12th.396 22nd
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 ERA3.78vs4.29
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.17vs1.33
no league rank
Saves58vs43
TBTEX
ResultsTBTB·TEXTEX
+3829th
Run differential
+27425th
98–64 Record80–82
6–4 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
Tampa Bay Rays (6–4)
W
L
L
W
L
W
W
W
W
L
Texas Rangers (4–6)
L
W
L
W
W
W
L
L
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—3
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Rays?+
Drew Rasmussen (2.88 ERA, 14–5) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Rangers?+
Jacob deGrom (3.96 ERA, 10–9) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:05 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?+
Drew Rasmussen is at 75; Jacob deGrom is at 64. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.