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FinalFinal lineupsAL West / NL Central

Texas Rangers 7, Milwaukee Brewers 4

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

2:10 PM ET · American Family FieldGame-day snapshot Aug 30, 5:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 12, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score45
Texas Rangers
80–82 · 2nd AL West · T-Score 45
7
7–4
FINAL
Milwaukee Brewers
103–59 · 1st NL Central · T-Score 69
4
T-Score69
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherBrewersThe starters are close overall, but May owns the better strikeout and control profile.
Offense vs handBrewersMilwaukee has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
LineupBrewersMilwaukee's official lineup includes 6 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenBrewersMilwaukee has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Recent formBrewersMilwaukee has won 7 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.

Starting pitchers

TEX
Kumar Rocker RHP
Kumar Rocker
Texas Rangers
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.41
130th
WHIP
1.40
159th
K/9
8.31
98th
BB/9
3.62
153rd
P-Score47i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.28
120th
OPS/R
–
IP
126.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.90
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
MIL
Dustin May RHP
Dustin May
Milwaukee Brewers
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.56
151st
WHIP
1.29
121st
K/9
8.54
79th
BB/9
3.04
110th
P-Score49i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.65
41st
OPS/R
–
IP
124.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.79
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
4
How the starters differ
·May allows the lower home-run rate: 0.65 vs 1.28 per nine.
·The WHIP gap favors May, 1.29 to 1.40.
·May has produced a quality start in 40% of outings versus 0%.
·May owns a 2.79 ERA over his last five starts, compared with 3.90 for Rocker.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricRockerMayNote
Career vs opponent–4.76 ERA, 1 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Rocker arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Slider37%83.1
Sinker30%94.3
Cutter14%90.2
Four-seam14%94.5
Changeup3%88.7
Splitter1%88.0
May arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam25%96.9
Cutter24%93.3
Sinker20%96.6
Sweeper18%86.0
Curveball8%83.7
Changeup6%90.2

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Rangers vs RHP (Dustin May)
28th
in MLB
0.692OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Brewers vs RHP (Kumar Rocker)
2nd
in MLB
0.759OPS
.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 Dustin May
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs May (BvP)
1Joc PedersonLDH71.81626.8340-for-2Very small sample
2Corey SeagerLSS67.73620.711No MLB historyNo history
3Wyatt LangfordRLF63.75417.788No MLB historyNo history
4Brandon NimmoLRF66.72914.6760-for-1Very small sample
5Ezequiel DuranRSS61.73917.7070-for-2Very small sample
6Jake BurgerR1B65.72328.6590-for-2Very small sample
7Evan CarterLCF41.6039.6581-for-2Very small sample
8Cody FreemanR3B—.6371.498No MLB historyNo history
9Elias DíazRC45.6708.5490-for-2Very small sample
1Joc Pederson DH · L.235 / .816 · 26 HRvs hand .834 · 0-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 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample66H-Score5Ezequiel Duran SS · R.260 / .739 · 17 HRvs hand .707 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample61H-Score6Jake Burger 1B · R.228 / .723 · 28 HRvs hand .659 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample65H-Score7Evan Carter CF · L.194 / .603 · 9 HRvs hand .658 · 1-for-2 · 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 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample45H-Score
Milwaukee BrewersOfficial lineupvs RHP Kumar Rocker
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Rocker (BvP)
1Brice TurangL2B76.81621.901No MLB historyNo history
2Garrett MitchellLCF71.77011.802No MLB historyNo history
3Jake BauersL1B84.87326.863No MLB historyNo history
4Jackson ChourioRLF79.83825.778No MLB historyNo history
5Christian YelichLDH58.69312.722No MLB historyNo history
6Gary SánchezRC62.77112.747No MLB historyNo history
7Sal FrelickLRF38.6144.640No MLB historyNo history
8David HamiltonL3B40.6504.668No MLB historyNo history
9Joey OrtizRSS58.7309.768No MLB historyNo history
1Brice Turang 2B · L.268 / .816 · 21 HRvs hand .901 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score2Garrett Mitchell CF · L.262 / .770 · 11 HRvs hand .802 · No MLB history · No history71H-Score3Jake Bauers 1B · L.266 / .873 · 26 HRvs hand .863 · No MLB history · No history84H-Score4Jackson Chourio LF · R.291 / .838 · 25 HRvs hand .778 · No MLB history · No history79H-Score5Christian Yelich DH · L.235 / .693 · 12 HRvs hand .722 · No MLB history · No history58H-Score6Gary Sánchez C · R.209 / .771 · 12 HRvs hand .747 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score7Sal Frelick RF · L.230 / .614 · 4 HRvs hand .640 · No MLB history · No history38H-Score8David Hamilton 3B · L.245 / .650 · 4 HRvs hand .668 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score9Joey Ortiz SS · R.270 / .730 · 9 HRvs hand .768 · No MLB history · No history58H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseTEXTEX·MILMIL
AVG.242 19th.258 2nd
OPS.713 20th.744 4th
Home runs183 14th154 29th
Runs673 25th832 2nd
OBP.317 16th.341 1st
SLG.396 23rd.403 11th
PitchingTEXTEX·MILMIL
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.32vs3.51
TEXMIL
WHIP1.30vs1.18
TEXMIL
K/98.5vs9.6
TEXMIL
HR Allowed190vs171
TEXMIL
BullpenTEXTEX·MILMIL
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.27vs3.43
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.30vs1.16
no league rank
Saves43vs55
TEXMIL
ResultsTEXTEX·MILMIL
+22925th
Run differential
+4571st
80–82 Record103–59
4–6 Last 107–3
Last 10 games
Texas Rangers (4–6)
L
L
L
L
W
W
L
W
W
L
Milwaukee Brewers (7–3)
W
W
W
W
L
L
W
W
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—0
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Rangers?+
Kumar Rocker (4.41 ERA, 5–10) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Brewers?+
Dustin May (4.56 ERA, 6–8) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
2:10 PM ET at American Family Field.
Where is the game being played?+
American Family Field, home of the Milwaukee Brewers.
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 Brewers performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Brewers 0–3 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Kumar Rocker is at 47; Dustin May is at 49. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.