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Texas Rangers 5, Athletics 3

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

8:00 PM ETGame-day snapshot Aug 16, 12:30 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Sep 29, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score46
Texas Rangers
80–82 · 2nd AL West · T-Score 46
5
5–3
FINAL
Athletics
64–98 · 4th AL West · T-Score 25
3
T-Score25
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 handAthleticsAthletics owns a .724 OPS vs LHP, 9th in MLB; Texas ranks 28th vs RHP.
LineupAthleticsAthletics's official lineup includes 6 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenRangersTexas owns a 4.26 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Athletics's 5.83.
Recent formRangersTexas has been the better recent team, at 5–5 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

TEX
MacKenzie Gore LHP
MacKenzie Gore
Texas Rangers
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.43
141st
WHIP
1.24
128th
K/9
10.01
66th
BB/9
3.29
150th
P-Score50i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.14
74th
OPS/R
–
IP
134.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.72
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
ATH
J.T. Ginn RHP
J.T. Ginn
Athletics
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.41
72nd
WHIP
1.21
90th
K/9
7.94
125th
BB/9
3.93
152nd
P-Score56i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.96
92nd
OPS/R
–
IP
121.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.73
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Gore strikes out 2.1 more batters per nine innings.
·Ginn enters with a 3.41 ERA compared with Gore's 4.43.
·Gore has the stronger command profile, with a 3.3 BB/9 versus 3.9.
·Ginn has produced a quality start in 60% of outings versus 40%.

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
Ginn arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker37%93.4
Changeup20%87.8
Cutter16%90.3
Slider13%85.9
Four-seam11%93.5
Curveball3%84.2

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Rangers vs RHP (J.T. Ginn)
28th
in MLB
0.692OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Athletics vs LHP (MacKenzie Gore)
9th
in MLB
0.724OPS
.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 J.T. Ginn
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Ginn (BvP)
1Joc PedersonLDH74.81626.8342-for-8Very small sample
2Brandon NimmoLRF69.72914.6761-for-3Very small sample
3Corey SeagerLSS70.73620.7112-for-7Very small sample
4Wyatt LangfordRLF65.75417.7881-for-2Very small sample
5Ezequiel DuranRSS63.73917.7070-for-2Very small sample
6Evan CarterLCF43.6039.6580-for-2Very small sample
7Jake BurgerR1B68.72328.6590-for-3Very small sample
8Austin WynnsRC—.3781.383No MLB historyNo history
9Nicky LopezL2B33.6341.6821-for-3Very small sample
1Joc Pederson DH · L.235 / .816 · 26 HRvs hand .834 · 2-for-8 · Very small sample74H-Score2Brandon Nimmo RF · L.260 / .729 · 14 HRvs hand .676 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample69H-Score3Corey Seager SS · L.227 / .736 · 20 HRvs hand .711 · 2-for-7 · Very small sample70H-Score4Wyatt Langford LF · R.238 / .754 · 17 HRvs hand .788 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample65H-Score5Ezequiel Duran SS · R.260 / .739 · 17 HRvs hand .707 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample63H-Score6Evan Carter CF · L.194 / .603 · 9 HRvs hand .658 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample43H-Score7Jake Burger 1B · R.228 / .723 · 28 HRvs hand .659 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample68H-Score8Austin Wynns C · R.146 / .378 · 1 HRvs hand .383 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Nicky Lopez 2B · L.270 / .634 · 1 HRvs hand .682 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample33H-Score
AthleticsOfficial lineupvs LHP MacKenzie Gore
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Gore (BvP)
1Henry BolteRCF63.76411.844No MLB historyNo history
2Zack GelofR3B69.79722.8221-for-5Very small sample
3Jeff McNeilL2B46.6819.5948-for-14Small sample
4Jonah HeimSC46.62813.8521-for-3Very small sample
5Tommy WhiteR1B32.6003.632No MLB historyNo history
6Lawrence ButlerLRF61.72017.6640-for-2Very small sample
7Max MuncyR3B50.6839.6780-for-3Very small sample
8Brian ServenRC—.5995.6361-for-1Very small sample
9Alika WilliamsRSS41.7354.8331-for-2Very small sample
1Henry Bolte CF · R.277 / .764 · 11 HRvs hand .844 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score2Zack Gelof 3B · R.256 / .797 · 22 HRvs hand .822 · 1-for-5 · Very small sample69H-Score3Jeff McNeil 2B · L.264 / .681 · 9 HRvs hand .594 · 8-for-14 · Small sample46H-Score4Jonah Heim C · S.204 / .628 · 13 HRvs hand .852 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample46H-Score5Tommy White 1B · R.254 / .600 · 3 HRvs hand .632 · No MLB history · No history32H-Score6Lawrence Butler RF · L.237 / .720 · 17 HRvs hand .664 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample61H-Score7Max Muncy 3B · R.230 / .683 · 9 HRvs hand .678 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample50H-Score8Brian Serven C · R.175 / .599 · 5 HRvs hand .636 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample—H-Score9Alika Williams SS · R.270 / .735 · 4 HRvs hand .833 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample41H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseTEXTEX·ATHATH
AVG.242 18th.245 16th
OPS.713 19th.719 14th
Home runs183 15th194 11th
Runs673 24th699 20th
OBP.317 14th.317 15th
SLG.396 21st.402 15th
PitchingTEXTEX·ATHATH
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.32vs5.51
TEXATH
WHIP1.30vs1.51
TEXATH
K/98.5vs8.5
TEXATH
HR Allowed190vs247
TEXATH
BullpenTEXTEX·ATHATH
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.26vs5.83
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.31vs1.54
no league rank
Saves43vs39
TEXATH
ResultsTEXTEX·ATHATH
+18424th
Run differential
+4829th
80–82 Record64–98
5–5 Last 103–7
Last 10 games
Texas Rangers (5–5)
L
L
L
L
W
L
W
W
W
W
Athletics (3–7)
W
L
L
L
W
W
L
L
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
8—5
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Rangers?+
MacKenzie Gore (4.43 ERA, 6–9) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Athletics?+
J.T. Ginn (3.41 ERA, 8–6) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
8:00 PM ET.
Where is the game being played?+
Venue is not listed for this game.
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 Athletics performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Athletics 5–8 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
MacKenzie Gore is at 50; J.T. Ginn is at 56. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.