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FinalFinal lineupsAL West / NL West

Texas Rangers 1, Arizona Diamondbacks 9

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

9:40 PM ET · Chase FieldGame-day snapshot Sep 12, 12:50 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 8, 5:01 AM ET
T-Score44
Texas Rangers
80–82 · 2nd AL West · T-Score 44
1
1–9
FINAL · 9 innings
Arizona Diamondbacks
86–76 · 3rd NL West · T-Score 50
9
T-Score50
FINAL · 9 innings
Pitching recap
PitcherTeamRoleIPHERBBKP
MacKenzie GoreTEX
StarterLoss
4.0543276
Merrill KellyAZ
Starter
4.1213380
Kevin GinkelAZ
ReliefWin
0.2000019
Scoring by inning
123456789RHE
TEXTexas Rangers000010000150
AZArizona Diamondbacks0000450009110
Top hitters
Corbin Carroll1-for-4 · 1 HR · 2 RBI
Nolan Arenado2-for-3 · 1 HR · 1 RBI · 1 BB
Ketel Marte2-for-5 · 3 RBI · 2 R
Gabriel Moreno2-for-5 · 2 RBI · 1 R
Ildemaro Vargas2-for-5 · 1 RBI · 1 R

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRangersGore owns the stronger overall starter profile, with the higher P-Score and better strikeout and baserunner rates.
Offense vs handDiamondbacksArizona has produced the stronger offense against left-handed pitching.
LineupDiamondbacksThe confirmed Arizona order includes 7 hitters with an OPS above .750 against left-handed pitching.
Recent formDiamondbacksArizona has won 6 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.
WeatherModerate impactA 8 mph wind could modestly increase carry on fly balls.

Pregame contextStarting pitchers

TEX
MacKenzie Gore LHP
MacKenzie Gore
Texas Rangers
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.51
144th
WHIP
1.34
129th
K/9
9.70
67th
BB/9
3.60
150th
P-Score50i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.03
75th
OPS/R
–
IP
157.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.59
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
AZ
Merrill Kelly RHP
Merrill Kelly
Arizona Diamondbacks
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.06
162nd
WHIP
1.47
178th
K/9
6.03
199th
BB/9
3.90
171st
P-Score40i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.65
175th
OPS/R
–
IP
147.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.86
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
How the starters differ
·Gore strikes out 3.7 more batters per nine innings.
·Gore allows the lower home-run rate: 1.03 vs 1.65 per nine.
·The WHIP gap favors Gore, 1.34 to 1.47.
·Gore enters with a 4.51 ERA compared with Kelly's 5.06.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Gore arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam47%95.1
Curveball18%81.5
Changeup13%86.2
Slider10%85.7
Cutter6%89.9
Sinker5%95.1
Kelly arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Changeup28%88.5
Four-seam28%92.1
Cutter13%91.0
Curveball12%82.5
Slider10%86.3
Sinker10%92.4

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Rangers vs RHP (Merrill Kelly)
28th
in MLB
0.692OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Diamondbacks vs LHP (MacKenzie Gore)
2nd
in MLB
0.782OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Texas RangersOfficial lineupvs RHP Merrill Kelly
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Kelly (BvP)
1Joc PedersonLDH74.81626.8342-for-5Very small sample
2Corey SeagerLSS70.73620.7110-for-2Very small sample
3Ezequiel DuranRSS63.73917.7070-for-2Very small sample
4Brandon NimmoLRF69.72914.6760-for-2Very small sample
5Wyatt LangfordRLF65.75417.7881-for-2Very small sample
6Evan CarterLCF43.6039.658No MLB historyNo history
7Jake BurgerR1B68.72328.659No MLB historyNo history
8Nicky LopezL2B34.6341.682No MLB historyNo history
9Danny JansenRC44.6778.7100-for-1Very small sample
1Joc Pederson DH · L.235 / .816 · 26 HRvs hand .834 · 2-for-5 · Very small sample74H-Score2Corey Seager SS · L.227 / .736 · 20 HRvs hand .711 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample70H-Score3Ezequiel Duran SS · R.260 / .739 · 17 HRvs hand .707 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample63H-Score4Brandon Nimmo RF · L.260 / .729 · 14 HRvs hand .676 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample69H-Score5Wyatt Langford LF · R.238 / .754 · 17 HRvs hand .788 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample65H-Score6Evan Carter CF · L.194 / .603 · 9 HRvs hand .658 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score7Jake Burger 1B · R.228 / .723 · 28 HRvs hand .659 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score8Nicky Lopez 2B · L.270 / .634 · 1 HRvs hand .682 · No MLB history · No history34H-Score9Danny Jansen C · R.203 / .677 · 8 HRvs hand .710 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample44H-Score
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Gore (BvP)
1Ildemaro VargasS1B49.6759.8351-for-3Very small sample
2Ketel MarteS2B73.74822.9180-for-3Very small sample
3Gabriel MorenoRC78.87416.7551-for-3Very small sample
4Geraldo PerdomoSSS62.7479.6970-for-1Very small sample
5Corbin CarrollLRF78.79522.9550-for-2Very small sample
6Nolan ArenadoR3B64.80630.7760-for-2Very small sample
7Lourdes Gurriel Jr.RLF29.5442.4993-for-3Very small sample
8Jordan LawlarRCF54.7796.979No MLB historyNo history
9Ryan WaldschmidtRCF42.6933.7911-for-3Very small sample
1Ildemaro Vargas 1B · S.254 / .675 · 9 HRvs hand .835 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample49H-Score2Ketel Marte 2B · S.249 / .748 · 22 HRvs hand .918 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample73H-Score3Gabriel Moreno C · R.311 / .874 · 16 HRvs hand .755 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample78H-Score4Geraldo Perdomo SS · S.262 / .747 · 9 HRvs hand .697 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample62H-Score5Corbin Carroll RF · L.239 / .795 · 22 HRvs hand .955 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample78H-Score6Nolan Arenado 3B · R.255 / .806 · 30 HRvs hand .776 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample64H-Score7Lourdes Gurriel Jr. LF · R.210 / .544 · 2 HRvs hand .499 · 3-for-3 · Very small sample29H-Score8Jordan Lawlar CF · R.258 / .779 · 6 HRvs hand .979 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score9Ryan Waldschmidt CF · R.256 / .693 · 3 HRvs hand .791 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample42H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseTEXTEX·AZAZ
AVG.242 18th.246 11th
OPS.713 20th.720 14th
Home runs183 14th166 25th
Runs673 25th739 11th
OBP.317 14th.318 13th
SLG.396 21st.402 15th
PitchingTEXTEX·AZAZ
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.32vs4.18
TEXAZ
WHIP1.30vs1.28
TEXAZ
K/98.5vs7.1
TEXAZ
HR Allowed190vs186
TEXAZ
BullpenTEXTEX·AZAZ
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.23vs3.88
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.31vs1.25
no league rank
Saves43vs38
TEXAZ
ResultsTEXTEX·AZAZ
+20725th
Run differential
+31213th
80–82 Record86–76
5–5 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Texas Rangers (5–5)
L
L
W
W
L
L
W
L
W
W
Arizona Diamondbacks (6–4)
L
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—4
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Rangers?+
MacKenzie Gore (4.51 ERA, 8–10) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Diamondbacks?+
Merrill Kelly (5.06 ERA, 9–13) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
9:40 PM ET at Chase Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Rangers and Diamondbacks performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Diamondbacks 4–2 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
MacKenzie Gore is at 50; Merrill Kelly is at 40. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.